Literature Review on Education Reform in the UAE. Issue 1 (January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Matsumoto, Amy
• Is Part Of: International journal of educational reform. Volume 28:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 4
• Page End: 23
• Publication Date: 2019-01
• Subjects: education -- reform -- United Arab Emirates; Educational change -- Periodicals; Educational change -- United States -- Periodicals; Education and state -- Periodicals; Education and state -- United States -- Periodicals; Education, Secondary -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 379
• DOI: 10.1177/1056787918824188
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2631-9675

Abstract

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a wealthy and relatively new country attempting to achieve top tier global status in education. A literature review of education reform efforts in the UAE reveals remarkably limited research on the subject. Existing studies show the a country is struggling to align market-driven academic goals with dominant cultural paradigms. A transition away from a reliance on a formerly lucrative petroleum industry raises the stakes of their academic outcomes. This literature review uses terms explored in Comparative Education such as policy borrowing to explain the government's approach to reform, and suggests areas for future research.