Higher Education in Saudi Arabia: Conclusions

Title
Higher Education in Saudi Arabia: Conclusions
Publication Date
2013
Author(s)
Smith, Larry
Abouammoh, Abdulrahman
Editor
Editor(s): Larry Smith and Abdulrahman Abouammoh
Type of document
Book Chapter
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Springer
Place of publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
Edition
1
Series
Higher Education Dynamics
DOI
10.1007/978-94-007-6321-0_17
UNE publication id
une:13023
Abstract
For more than a decade, the Saudi government has enacted a series of major policy and funding initiatives designed to position its universities - individually and collectively - on the world academic stage. Many opportunities have been grasped, and just as many barriers have been encountered. Much still needs to be done. In this final chapter, the editors identify five overriding issues that emerged from an holistic analysis they undertook of the information, findings, trends and recommendations provided in the previous 16 chapters: the tension between academic vision and cultural norms; the lack of an appropriate governance model for Saudi universities; developing and sustaining international credibility; maximising opportunities and achievements for women in higher education; and the tension between traditional Saudi approaches to teaching, learning and student assessment and the needs of a global knowledge economy. The chapter concludes by arguing the case for two key priorities capable of leveraging significant and sustainable improvement in the Saudi higher education system in its quest for 'world-class' standards.
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Citation
Higher Education in Saudi Arabia: Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities, p. 181-190
ISBN
9789400763210
9789400763203
Start page
181
End page
190

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