Higher Education in Saudi Arabia: Challenges, Solutions, and Opportunities Missed

Autor/in	Alkhazim, Mohammad A.
Titel	Higher Education in Saudi Arabia: Challenges, Solutions, and Opportunities Missed
Quelle	In: Higher Education Policy, 16 (2003) 4, S.479-486 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0952-8733
DOI	10.1057/palgrave.hep.8300035
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Private Colleges; Foreign Countries; Economic Factors; Social Influences; Educational Finance; Educational Quality; Postsecondary Education; Financial Support; School Restructuring; Politics of Education; Educational History; Access to Education; Governance; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Privathochschule; Ausland; Ökonomischer Faktor; Sozialer Einfluss; Bildungsfonds; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Finanzielle Förderung; Schulreformplan; Schulumwandlung; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Financing; Steuerung; Erziehung; Finanzierung; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	Higher education faces common worldwide challenges imposed by social and economic factors. Yet, each system has its own challenges and demands that need to be looked at within its own context. Higher education in Saudi Arabia faces three challenges: limitation of places, depletion of resources, and quality measures. Some measures have been initiated to relieve pressure on Saudi higher education, including establishing private colleges, new postsecondary diploma programs, and setting up a higher education fund. Real organizational and financial restructuring is the neglected part among these processes. This article describes the Saudi higher education system from a critical perspective. It presents an overview of the system's evolution, the challenges and demands it faces, reaction to those challenges, and suggestions for further development. (Contains 3 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10