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RAND Education's work in Qatar

 

The leadership of the Arabian Gulf nation of Qatar sees education as the key to Qatar's economic and social progress. Long concerned that the country's education system was not meeting the needs of its society, the highly committed Qatari leadership approached the RAND Corporation in 2001, asking it to examine the kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) education system in Qatar and to recommend options for building a world-class system consistent with other Qatari initiatives for social and political change, such as wider opportunities for women. After accepting a specific system-wide reform option, the leadership then asked RAND to further develop the option and support its implementation. This ongoing work has provided RAND with the unique and exciting opportunity not only to observe a major reform undertaking from the ground level, but to participate in the process as well.

In addition to a series of projects related to the K-12 system, RAND has also analyzed the country's scholarship system, recommending a new approach to supporting academically-able students to study at world-class universities in Education City in Qatar and around the world. Building on that work, RAND recently completed an examination of the entire postsecondary education and training sector in Qatar.

Additional information and the current status of these efforts is documented on the Supreme Education Council of Qatar, "Education for a New Era" web site: http://www.english.education.gov.qa/

In addition to work for the Supreme Education Council, RAND has participated in a major effort to restructure Qatar University (http://www.qu.edu.qa) and in an education project for the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (http://www.qf.edu.qa).

Reports

As public reports are issued to document these projects, they will be highlighted here.

Education for a New Era: Design and Implementation of K-12 Education Reform in Qatar — 2007

Dominic J. Brewer, Catherine H. Augustine, Gail L. Zellman, Gery Ryan, Charles A. Goldman, Cathleen Stasz, Louay Constant

Full Document Research Brief

 

Post-Secondary Education in Qatar: Employer Demand, Student Choice, and Options for Policy — 2008

Cathleen Stasz, Eric Eide, Francisco Martorell, Louay Constant, Charles Goldman, Joy Moini, Vazha Nadareishvili, Hanine Salem

Full Document Research Brief Research Brief (Arabic version)

 

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