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National and global political discourse is increasingly making mention of the importance of developing ‘knowledge economies’, and placing the production of knowledge societies at the forefront of national development policy. Such development aims are being embraced by governments across the Arab world, and the Middle East as a region is seeking to embrace new ways of developing capacity through education. In this report, the fourth in a series of Global Education Research Reports published by the AIFS Foundation and IIE, scholars from a wide range of institutions and organizations set out to describe and understand current innovations, trends, and issues faced in the Middle East as a region, as they take the steps toward educational reform and development. Through broad thematic discussions, examples of current trends and practices, and national case studies, this report offers a contemporary and erudite examination of current innovative practices in the Middle East.
Chapter Outline:
Foreword
Allan E. Goodman, Institute of International Education
William L. Gertz, American Institute For Foreign Study
Introduction
By Jamil Salmi, World Bank
Chapter One
The “Knowledge Society” in the Middle East
By Daniel Kirk, American University of Sharjah
Chapter Two
Strategic Planning in Higher Education: The Case of Non-Gulf Middle Eastern Countries
By John L. Yeager and Hana A. El-Ghali, University of Pittsburgh
Chapter Three
The Evolution of the Branch Campus in Qatar and UAE
By Spencer Witte, St. Anthony’s College, University of Oxford
Chapter Four
“Science Cities” and the Demographic Dividend
By Robert Ayan, Cambridge Advisors
Chapter Five
The Role of Internationalization in Women's Education in the Middle East
By Haifa Jamal Al Lail, Effat University
Chapter Six
Advancing U.S. Study Abroad to the Middle East
By Jerome Bookin-Weiner, AMIDEAST and Ahmad Majdoubeh, University of Jordan
Chapter Seven
The Role of Youth Exchange in U.S.-Middle Eastern Cultural Understanding
By Sherifa Fayez, AFS Egypt and Dan Prinzing, Idaho Human Rights Education Center
Chapter Eight
Promoting Arabic Language Education in U.S. Higher Education
By Norm Peterson, University of Montana
Appendix
Classifying Higher Education Institutions in the MENA Region: A Pilot Project
By Rajika Bhandari and Robert Gutierrez, IIE
IIE’s Activities in the MENA Region
By Daniel Obst, IIE and Liz Khalifa, IIE/MENA
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