03274cam a2200541 i 4500001001900000003000500019005001700024008004100041010001700082020003500099020003200134020003800166020003500204027002200239035002000261037002200281040001900303043001200322050002200334245012600356264003700482300003100519336002600550337002600576337002800602338003600630338002700666500003500693504005400728505051800782520087001300530005802170650003202228650002202260700003202282700004502314700002802359700003102387700004102418700003702459700003002496710003302526710003102559710002202590710003902612856006202651999001902713rnd000000000111596RAND20200811100816.0070412s2007    cau           000 0 eng d  a  2006027019  a0833040073 (pbk. : alk. paper)  a0833047833 (electronic bk.)  a9780833040077 (pbk. : alk. paper)  a9780833047830 (electronic bk.)  aRAND/MG-548-QATAR  a(Sirsi) a510983  c$30.00fpaperback  aCstmoRcCstmoR  aa-qa--- 4aLA1435b.E38 200700aEducation for a new era :bdesign and implementation of K-12 education reform in Qatar /cDominic J. Brewer ... [et al.]. 1aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c2007.  axxxvii, 177 pages ;c28 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"RAND-Qatar Policy Institute."  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 171-177).0 aIntroduction -- 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.  aThe 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.  aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. 0aEducation and statezQatar. 0aEducationzQatar.1 aBrewer, Dominic J.eauthor.1 aAugustine, Catherine H.,d1968-eauthor.1 aZellman, Gail.eauthor.1 aRyan, Gery Wayne.eauthor.1 aGoldman, Charles A.,d1964-eauthor.1 aStasz, Cathleen,d1947-eauthor.1 aConstant, Louay.eauthor.2 aRand-Qatar Policy Institute.2 aRAND Education (Institute)2 aRand Corporation.1 aQatar.bSupreme Education Council.41yOnline Accessuhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG548/  c597761d597761