Education in the UAE : current status and future developments / Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research.

A collection of papers presented to the First Annual Education Conference of the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR), "Education in the UAE : current status and future developments" was held on 5-6 October, 2010 in Abu Dhabi, UAE, organized by the ECSSR.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-295) and index.

Forward / Jamal S. Al-Suwaidi -- Opening Address / H.E. Sheikh Nahyan Mabarak Al Nahyan -- Introduction: Education in the UAE :Current Status and Future Developments -- Keynote Address: Expected Developments in the UAE Economy Over the Next Ten Years / H. E. Humaid Mohammed Obaid Al Qutami -- Strategies and Policies of Education In the UAE -- Comprehensive New School Model Education in the UAE / Lynne Pierson -- Assessing Educational Policies in the UAE / Maryam Sultan Lootah -- Schooling in the UAE -- The Role of Curriculum in the Creation of a Knowledge-based Economy in the UAE / Natasha Ridge -- Addressing the Early School Leaving Challenge / Fatma Al Marri and Mike Helal -- Educational Standards and Reform in the UAE and Bahrain / Ian R. Haslam -- Higher Education in the UAE -- The UAE and Higher Education in the 21st Century / Nabil Ibrahim -- Preparing Students for Study in a Non-Native Language / Karima Al Mazroui -- The Dilemma of Foreign Advisors in the UAE Education Sector/ Earle J. Warnica -- Global Trends and their Impact on Higher Education in the UAE / Mick Randall -- A vision for the future of UAE Education -- Transdisciplinarity or Integralism in the Sciences / Hessa Abdullah Lootah -- Education in the UAE: A Vision for the Future / Samia Al Farra -- Contributors Notes -- Bibliography