03243cam a2200529 i 4500 rnd000000000111596 RAND 20200811100816.0 070412s2007 cau 000 0 eng d 2006027019 0833040073 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0833047833 (electronic bk.) 9780833040077 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780833047830 (electronic bk.) RAND/MG-548-QATAR (Sirsi) a510983 $30.00 paperback CstmoR CstmoR a-qa--- LA1435 .E38 2007 Education for a new era : design and implementation of K-12 education reform in Qatar / Dominic J. Brewer ... [et al.]. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2007. xxxvii, 177 pages ; 28 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier "RAND-Qatar Policy Institute." Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-177). Introduction -- Qatar and Its Education System -- Analysis of Qatar's Education System -- The Reform Model -- Realizing the Independent School Model: Refined Design and Implementation Strategy -- Building the Organizational Structure -- Developing the Curriculum Standards and Supporting Their Implementation -- Developing the Assessment System -- Establishing the Independent Schools -- Challenges of a Rapid and Comprehensive Reform -- Accomplishments, Recommendations, and Implications -- Appendix: RAND Staff. The leadership of Qatar has a social and political vision that calls for improving the outcomes of the Qatari K-12 education system. With this vision in mind, the leadership asked RAND to examine Qatar's K-12 education system, to recommend options for building a world-class system, and, subsequently, to develop the chosen option and support its implementation. The option that was selected includes internationally benchmarked curriculum standards, national testing based on those standards, independent government-funded schools, and parental choice among schools using annual school report cards. This monograph describes Phase I (2001-2004) of the Qatari education reform initiative, Education for a New Era, based on RAND's experiences as part of this ambitious effort involving Qataris and Qatari organizations, and international consultants and contractors. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Education and state Qatar. Education Qatar. Brewer, Dominic J. author. Augustine, Catherine H., 1968- author. Zellman, Gail. author. Ryan, Gery Wayne. author. Goldman, Charles A., 1964- author. Stasz, Cathleen, 1947- author. Constant, Louay. author. Rand-Qatar Policy Institute. RAND Education (Institute) Rand Corporation. Qatar. Supreme Education Council. Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG548/ 597761 597761