Higher Education in Egypt. Policy Research Working Papers Series. Education and Employment.

Autor/in	Richards, Alan
Institution	World Bank, Washington, DC.
Titel	Higher Education in Egypt. Policy Research Working Papers Series. Education and Employment.
Quelle	(1992), (51 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Access to Education; College Instruction; Developing Nations; Educational Policy; Educational Quality; Enrollment Management; Foreign Countries; Government Role; Higher Education; Long Range Planning; Strategic Planning; Tables (Data); Egypt + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Hochschullehre; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Langfristige Planung; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Tabelle; Ägypten
Abstract	This analytical report on higher education in Egypt argues that Egypt's policy must take account of the realities of declining government budgets and employment and the need to rely increasingly on the private sector, which must become more competitive internationally. Previous policy, which expanded higher education rapidly (despite a persistently high rate of illiteracy) and guaranteed jobs to university graduates, resulted in over-enrollment and poor educational quality. Currently, the government's strategy is to stabilize the number of university students and raise the quality of instruction, expand the role of two- and four-year technical institutes, increase the use of pedagogical materials in instruction, and promote innovative interdisciplinary programs that stress problem solving and applied work. Following an executive summary, the report is put in context by reviewing Egypt's development strategy in the 1990s. The following sections cover the history of higher education in Egypt; and higher education performance and the determinants of performance (including quantity, quality, internal and external efficiency, and equity). A concluding section examines current responses and reforms of the government, employers, students, and universities. A statistical annex provides data tables. (Contains 18 references.) (DB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC