Education and the Arab world : challenges of the next Millennium.

Papers from the 4th annual conference entitled "Challenges of the next Millennium : Education and Development of Human Resources" held in Abu Dhabi, May24-26, 1998.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-390) and index.

Voice of hope: education and training in the twenty-first century / Don Davies. -- The role of education and training in economic development / William E. Becker. -- Partnership: a theme for education and communities in the twenty- first century / Don Davies. -- Investment in human capital: a cost-benefit approach / Monther Al-Sharè. -- Human capital and quality management: strategies for an era of globalization / Adnan Badran. -- Education in the twenty-first century: just-in-time learning or learning communities / Margaret Riel. -- Applications of Total Quality Management in education and training / Robert A. Cornesky. -- Future schools: getting the balance right / Geoff Spring. -- Education in modern Japan: formal schooling and learning on the job / Masanori Hashimoto. -- The Singapore education system: a quality model? / Daphne Pan. -- The future of education and work: a perspective from Canada / Norman Henchey. -- Education and training in GCC Countries: some issues of concern / Hamad Ali Al-Sulayti. -- Human development in the United Arab Emirates: indicators and challenges / Abdullah Mograby. -- Developing the United Arab Emirates workforce for 2015 / Roger Benjamin. -- Zayed University: a new model for higher education in the United Arab Emirates / William F. Halloran.