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Special Education in Arab Countries: Current Challenges
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Hadidi, Muna S.; Al Khateeb, Jamal M. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2015
Arab countries have undertaken various measures to develop special education programmes and services over the last three decades; nevertheless, major challenges remain regarding the expansion of these programmes and services and improving their quality. "This article provides an update on disability and special education in Arab…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Arabs, Special Education, Disabilities
Women, Modernization, and Education in Kuwait.
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Meleis, Afaf Ibrahim; And Others – Comparative Education Review, 1979
This paper discusses the progress achieved in women's education in Kuwait and its impact on their participation in the labor force. It is clear that Kuwait has made major strides in providing equal access to education for females. What this means in terms of women's roles is less clear. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Employed Women
Institute for the Study of Sparsely Populated Areas. A Centre for Interdisciplinary Research into Sparsely Populated and Peripheral Regions.
Sadler, Peter G. – 1978
The Institute for the Study of Sparsely Populated Areas is a multidisciplinary research unit which acts to coordinate, further, and initiate studies of the economic and social conditions of sparsely populated areas. Short summaries of the eight studies completed in the session of 1977-78 indicate work in such areas as the study of political life…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Change, Economic Development, Higher Education
Higher Education and Development in the Lower Gulf States.
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Shaw, K. E. – Higher Education Review, 1993
The complex issues concerning expansion of higher education in the smaller states bordering the Persian Gulf (Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, and Oman) are examined, including who provides higher education and why, cultural vs. national identity, the role of mass education, and the difference between growth and development. (MSE)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, Cultural Context, Developing Nations
Student Evaluations of Courses and Instructors at Kuwait University.
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Safi, A Qayum; Miller, Richard I. – Higher Education Review, 1986
A study of the reliability of student evaluation of courses and instructors at Kuwait University, and the insights into Arab educational attitudes provided by the study, are reported. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Arabs, Course Evaluation, Cultural Context
Innovation in Teacher Education: The Challenge to Prepare Teachers as Agents of Change.
Razik, Taher A. – 1980
The research on which this report is based has aimed at an assessment of the nature of reform of education content and associated processes in developed Western nations as well as in the Arab world. Chapter 1 is designed to clarify the concept of "education content" and to specify processes involved in "content reform," as…
Descriptors: Arabs, Change Agents, Comparative Education, Curriculum
Planning for the Reform of Education Content: A Review of World Experience with Special Emphasis on the Arab Region.
Razik, Taher A.; Willis, Verna J. – 1979
The intention of this report is to create a compact resource which may prove helpful to educators charged with the responsibility of reforming the educational systems and vitalizing the learning experiences for students in the Arab world. Educators in Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States were surveyed. Trends are noted for increased…
Descriptors: Arabs, Change Agents, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations