Reviews of National Policies for Education: Higher Education in Egypt 2010

Reviews of National Policies for Education: Higher Education in Egypt 2010
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2010-04-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9264084347

This independent review of Egypt’s higher education system focuses on areas in need of attention by policy makers and stakeholders, including governance; access; quality and effectiveness; research, development and innovation; and finance.

Egyptian Dream

Egyptian Dream
Author: Noha Mellor
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2015-11-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1474403204

This book argues that the fragmentation in the political scene reflects the increasing social division as an outcry to (re-)define the Egyptian national identity.

Handbook of Research on Quality Assurance and Value Management in Higher Education

Handbook of Research on Quality Assurance and Value Management in Higher Education
Author: Nuninger, Walter
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2016-03-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1522500251

The management of quality and sustainability in higher education institutions ensures that proper standards are maintained. Such enforced standardization allows for the highest caliber of training opportunities for various fields and disciplines. The Handbook of Research on Quality Assurance and Value Management in Higher Education is an authoritative reference source for the latest scholarly research on quality management and assurance programs and standards in college-level environments. Highlighting global perspectives on academic and professional learning, this book is ideally designed for researchers, policy makers, practitioners, and professionals actively involved in the field of higher education.

Policies and Pedagogies of Canadian Offshore Schools

Policies and Pedagogies of Canadian Offshore Schools
Author: Fei Wang
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2024-07-08
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1040095097

This book critically examines the international, geopolitical, policy, institutional, and curricular challenges facing Canadian offshore school programs. Bringing together scholars and practitioners concerned with addressing the pedagogical, organizational, curriculum, and policy aspects of this transnational mode of schooling, it represents a ground-breaking exploration of K-12 offshore schools within the wider contexts of global geopolitics and forms of soft power. The book examines the vulnerability that arises from having to manoeuvre political, social, geopolitical, and economic policy simultaneously in both the host and home-licencing countries. It delves into conflicts within the context of neoliberal economic agendas, neocolonial and geopolitical interests, and social class reproduction within host countries. The book is the first scholarly space that questions how international educational initiatives are affected by emerging global threats, such as the recent Covid pandemic. Additionally, it unpacks the question of citizenship and its intersections with social class, immigration, and sociocultural dynamics. It explores how these intersections forge new paths not only to mobility but also to new configurations of power and new spaces of politics and identity. With a range of reflexive, empirical, and theoretical contributions that cover every aspect of offshore schools, the book reassesses the trope of globalization dominated by Eurocentric perspectives. It decompartmentalizes diverse perspectives and insights on the internationalisation of schooling opportunities, and provides an overview of the challenges and possibilities open to offshore schools in different cultural contexts, making it the first comprehensive body of research on this type of schooling. This book will be of great value to researchers, faculty, scholars, and postgraduate students working across international and comparative education. It will be particularly useful to those interested in the intersections betweeneducation and geopolitically situated forms of soft power.

English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education in the Middle East and North Africa

English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education in the Middle East and North Africa
Author: Samantha Curle
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2022-06-16
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1350238562

English-Medium Instruction (EMI) is a rapidly growing global phenomenon in countries where English is a second or foreign language. This book focuses on empirical research studies conducted on this growing trend in the Middle East and North Africa, an under-researched area with regards to the effects and challenges of the implementation of EMI in higher education. The contributors are researchers with first-hand experience in countries in the region, including Iran, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Turkey. Each chapter follows a consistent structure, allowing comparisons to be drawn between policies and practices in different countries. Topics covered include investigating perceptions and attitudes of both students and lecturers, opportunities and challenges afforded by EMI, as well as the evolution of EMI practices. By exploring these issues, through the lens of a decolonial critical approach, this volume informs theory underlying research into the phenomenon of EMI in the region.

Taming the Wild Horse of Shadow Education

Taming the Wild Horse of Shadow Education
Author: Wei Zhang
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2023-05-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 100088547X

Zhang analyses the phenomenon of private supplementary tutoring from a global perspective. The expansion of such tutoring alongside schooling is among the striking global shifts since the turn of the century. In many countries over half of the relevant cohorts of children receive private tutoring, with that proportion in some locations exceeding 80%. The sector has far-reaching implications for social inequalities, (in)efficiencies in educational processes, study burdens on students, family finances, innovation, and employment. Yet greatly-needed government regulations have typically been slow to catch up with the phenomenon. Commentary in the volume juxtaposes countries with strong regulations with counterparts having weak regulations. Conceptually, the book considers forces changing the roles of multiple stakeholders, including governments, entrepreneurs, teachers, families and students. A useful read for students and researchers interested in comparative education and governance. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Religion and Its Impact on Organizational Behavior

Religion and Its Impact on Organizational Behavior
Author: Al-Aali, Ebtihaj
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2022-02-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1799893219

Religion and its effect on individuals in organizations is critical to understand as organizational behavior and culture are dependent upon individual employees. Evaluating the link between religion and organizations is important in today’s world in order to develop organizations and understand employee motivations, perspectives, and ideals. Further research into this link is needed to ensure organizations operate successfully and prosper. Religion and Its Impact on Organizational Behavior seeks to enhance the understanding of theories, concepts, procedures, and processes related to the impact and effect that religion has on the behavior of individuals in organizations. Covering a range of topics such as personality and religion, human perception of religion, and work-related attitudes, this book is ideal for practitioners, industry professionals, business owners, policymakers, researchers, academicians, instructors, and students.

Language and Identity in Modern Egypt

Language and Identity in Modern Egypt
Author: Reem Bassiouney
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2015-01-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 0748689664

Focussing on nationalist discourse before, during and after the revolution of 2011, Reem Bassiouney explores the two-way relationship between language in Egyptian public discourse and Egyptian identity. Her sources include newspaper articles, caricatures,