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Education in the Gulf Monarchies: Retrospect and Prospect

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For the last several decades there has been tremendous expansion in the educational facilities in all the six Gulf monarchies (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates). The quality of education, however, does not correspond to the needs of Gulf societies. This study examines three of the apparent deficiencies in the educational system in the region: the mismatch between traditional and modern learning, the imbalance between indigenous and expatriate labor forces, and the gap between men and women. The paper concludes that a fundamental change in the quality of education needs to be made in order to overcome these imbalances.

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  1. Department of Political Science, Indiana, University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, 15705, USA. E-mail: gbahgat@grove.iup.edu

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Bahgat, G. Education in the Gulf Monarchies: Retrospect and Prospect. International Review of Education 45, 127–136 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003610723356

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