Education transferring and decentralized reforms: The case of Qatar

Nations transfer educational reform models for the systematic improvement of education. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Gulf Cooperation Council states, which have implemented primarily Western decentralized reform models to overhaul their educational systems. This article reports non-empir...

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Published in:Prospects (Paris) 2022-12, Vol.52 (3-4), p.285-298
Main Authors: Romanowski, Michael H., Du, Xiangyun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Active Learning
Administrative Organization
Centralization
Change Strategies
Context Effect
Decentralization
Education
Education reform
Educational Change
Foreign Countries
International and Comparative Education
Open File
Project-based learning
Student Projects
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Summary:Nations transfer educational reform models for the systematic improvement of education. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Gulf Cooperation Council states, which have implemented primarily Western decentralized reform models to overhaul their educational systems. This article reports non-empirical research, written as a conceptual analysis that examines the current situation of the educational reform in Qatar. The theory of education transferring serves as a conceptual framework to scrutinize Qatar’s recent educational change to Project-based Learning. This illustrates the shift from the initial decentralized reform to its current centralized state. Contextual factors that influence decentralization are discussed.
ISSN:0033-1538
1573-9090
DOI:10.1007/s11125-020-09478-x