Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century

✍ Scribed by Abdulla Y. Al-Hawaj, Wajeeh Elali, E.H. Twizell

Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2008
Tongue: English
Leaves: 216
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

The skills, creativity, and research developed through higher education are major factors in any societyвЂ™s success in creating jobs and advancing prosperity. Universities and colleges play a vital rГґle in expanding opportunity and promoting social justice.

The papers in this book reflect the main objective of a conference held in June 2007 at Ahlia University, Kingdom of Bahrain, which was to create a forum for academics, policy makers, senior administrators and industrial professionals to explore, discuss and develop practical approaches to attain strategic success and co-operation, and share ideas about the existing and emerging practices that enhance quality, productivity and innovation. Moreover, the conference was intended to provide a platform by which all private universities in the GCC countries can join together to form a regional association that will be hosted and based in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The papers address some of the most important challenges and issues relating to higher education in the twenty-first century, including:

- building capacity for higher education and the professional

- development of teachers;

- international education and strategic partnerships;

- quality assurance and academic accreditation;

- research in higher education institutions;

- labour markets in higher education.

✦ Table of Contents

Front cover......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 8
Welcome message......Page 10
Participating universities and institutions......Page 12
Acknowledgements......Page 14
Organization......Page 16
Keynote papers and abstracts......Page 18
International education and strategic partnerships— a key to success......Page 20
Building a university research culture......Page 26
Challenges facing the privatization of higher education in the Arab World......Page 32
Educational outcomes and industry needs......Page 38
Research in higher education institutions......Page 40
Private education in the Arab World: Overcoming the challenges......Page 42
Papers and abstracts by other delegates......Page 44
Challenges and new trends in higher education......Page 46
Enhancement of quality assurance of higher education in Arab countries......Page 64
Building capacity for labour-market flexibility in a globalized world: The role of universities......Page 74
Accreditation of learning institutions......Page 88
Educational priorities for the twenty-first century: Multi-cultural challenging strategies for the amelioration of higher education in Bahrain......Page 102
University-based knowledge networks in the GCC: Opportunities and challenges......Page 112
Enabling university excellence through a human resource strategy......Page 124
Quality of education in developing countries......Page 126
Reference framework for active learning in higher education......Page 130
The impact of blended learning to enhance the quality of higher education......Page 138
Revitalizing research in Gulf universities through the scholarship of teaching and learning......Page 146
The role of technologically-enhanced and interactive e-learning systems in the delivery and content quality of degree and continuing education programmes in management......Page 156
Ingredients of successful partnerships among higher education institutions: The case of the University of Westminster......Page 160
Higher education mapping of GCC countries: An analytical framework of strengths and opportunities......Page 166
Delivering quality higher education through e-learning: A conceptual view......Page 180
Towards quality assurance and outstanding scientific research in higher education institutions in the Kingdom of Bahrain......Page 194
Robust virtual reality environment for improving disability learning skills......Page 196
Prescriptions for educational quality assurance in the Kingdom of Bahrain......Page 198
Teaching and learning for the 21st century: A case for the Liberal Arts......Page 200
On the road to academic accreditation: The importance of research and balanced curricula......Page 202
Bibliographical notes of editors and authors......Page 204
The invited speakers......Page 206
The delegates......Page 208
Author index......Page 214
Back cover......Page 216

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