Initiatives to Improve Quality of Education in the Kurdistan Region-Iraq

Initiatives to Improve Quality of Education in the Kurdistan Region-Iraq
Author: Georges Vernez
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Education
ISBN:

RAND supported the Kurdistan Regional Government in its aims to restructure its Ministry of Education, develop plans for a school quality assurance system, review support of private schools, and assess the content and quality of in-service training

The Fires of Spring

The Fires of Spring
Author: Shelly Culbertson
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2016-04-19
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1466874953

Turkey, Iraq, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, and Tunisia The “Arab Spring” all started when a young Tunisian fruit seller set himself on fire in protest of a government official confiscating his apples and slapping his face. The aftermath of that one personal protest grew to become the Middle East movement known as the Arab Spring—a wave of disparate events that included protests, revolutions, hopeful reform movements, and bloody civil wars. The Fires of Spring is the first book to bring the post-Arab Spring world to light in a holistic context. A narrative of author Shelly Culbertson’s journey through six countries of the Middle East, The Fires of Spring tells the story by weaving together a sense of place, insight about issues of our time, interviews with leaders, history, and personal stories. Culbertson navigates the nuances of street life and peers into ministries, mosques, and women’s worlds. She delves into what Arab Spring optimism was about, and at the same time sheds light on the pain and dysfunction that continues to plague parts of the region. The Fires of Spring blends reportage, travel memoir, and analysis in this complex and multifaceted portrait.

Education and Training for the Oil and Gas Industry: The Evolution of Four Energy Nations

Education and Training for the Oil and Gas Industry: The Evolution of Four Energy Nations
Author: Phil Andrews
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 139
Release: 2015-05-09
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128010177

The third book in the Getenergy Guides series, The Evolution of Four Energy Nations considers how four very different countries have evolved as oil and gas-producing nations and how the interventions of government, industry and the education and training sector have addressed workforce and skills development challenges in each of these countries. This volume will explore – in each case – the historical growth of the industry, the dynamics of the industry today and the projected direction of travel for the industry in the future. Within this context, the volume will examine the nature of the skills and workforce demands that each country has experienced and will analyze the influence of policy initiatives (including those related to the establishment and running of national oil companies), the impact of industry activities, and the role of education and training providers. Each of these four extended case studies will reveal what we can learn from past and recent experiences. The case studies will also explore the extent to which the effectiveness of approaches to skills and workforce development within the oil and gas industry are contextual and what commonalities there are in terms of success factors. The Guide will conclude with a set of observations regarding best (and worst) practices that can inform future interventions in hydrocarbon-producing nations across the world. - Multi-authored by Getenergy's principal collaborators who collectively have more than 100 years of experience in the oil and gas industry - Includes full-color images to underscore key concepts - Focuses on knowledge transfer from experienced oil/gas professionals to national staff - Utilizes specific case studies from Mexico, Nigeria, Brazil, and Iraq to illustrate various approaches to evolution as an oil and gas-producting nation

Historical Dictionary of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Historical Dictionary of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Author: Lin Lin
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 769
Release: 2022-07-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1538169053

Established in the aftermath of World War II, UNESCO succinctly states its peace mission as well as its peaceful resolution to peace in its Constitution—constructing the “defenses of peace” in the minds of peoples on the “intellectual and moral” grounds. For more than seven decades, UNESCO has been consistently positioning peace as its unwavering core and ultimate goal through promoting international understanding and cooperation in and across its five major sectors of competence in education, natural sciences, culture, communication and information, and social and human sciences. Historical Dictionary of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 700 cross-referenced entries on UNESCO’s initiatives, programs, projects, normative instruments, and partners over the past 76 years. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about UNESCO.

Making an Impact in the Kurdistan Region -- Iraq

Making an Impact in the Kurdistan Region -- Iraq
Author: C. Ross Anthony
Publisher:
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2015
Genre: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
ISBN: 9780833089304

"This executive summary describes key results from four studies carried out by the RAND Corporation as part of Phase II of its work for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). The KRG asked RAND to undertake several studies aimed at improving the economic and social development of the Kurdistan Region -- Iraq."--Page 4 of cover.