Management concerns in United Arab Emirates state schools

Examines the context for management studies of Gulf schooling, indicates areas of concern, suggests topics for research and discusses field research in Dubai. Most staff are Arabic-speaking expatriates, and reliable statistical information is not at present available. Education is a free gift to cit...

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Published in:International journal of educational management 1995-08, Vol.9 (4), p.8-13
Main Authors: Shaw, K.E, Badri, A.A.M.A, Hukul, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Curricula
Education policy
Educational Administration
Educational Policy
Effectiveness
Employment
Expatriates
Instructional Leadership
Private schools
Public schools
Research methodology
Teachers
Teaching
Training
Urban Schools
Wages & salaries
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Summary:Examines the context for management studies of Gulf schooling, indicates areas of concern, suggests topics for research and discusses field research in Dubai. Most staff are Arabic-speaking expatriates, and reliable statistical information is not at present available. Education is a free gift to citizens who are not taxed, and is thus unaccountable. A public policy tradition hardly exists. Decision making is in the hands of a heavily bureaucratic local ministry, and tends to lack coherence. There is a pressing need for research in management, particularly in the key area of reducing educational wastage rates. Management of contract expatriate staff, policy at institutional level, staff development, curricular issues and teacher training also merit study.
ISSN:0951-354X
1758-6518
DOI:10.1108/09513549510088381