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The Foresight of the Sheik: State-Funded Higher Education in the
United Arab Emirates
Jana Kathryn JohanssenSIT Graduate Institute
Pim 71January IELR
18 August, 2011
The Matrix Indicators
• Matrix Indicators: • Field Focus- higher education• Scope- national• Lens- qualitative• Viewpoint- education for transformation• Timeframe- when the education policy was
formed• Variables- financial resources, access, and
equality. • Basis- social action research
Thesis
The Sheik of the United Arab Emirates, along with the new government, used great
foresight to include higher education in the government-funded education
system, specifically when considering that the country's purpose for schooling is to prepare students for their role in the global economy.
The Historical Background
“Traditional pearling boat as modeled by Thomas Tucker, WSSU” (Hawker, 2012)
"The wealth of any nation is its intellectuals and the progress of peoples and nations is judged by the level and
extent of education they reach.” His Highness Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan
The Current Policies
According to UNESCO's World Data on Education:
The main objectives of education include:
• "Education [as a] major factor in the achievement of stability and national security,”
• Educational institutions' efficiency,
• Adopting the principle of equal opportunity for all levels and stages of education,
• Prioritizing the eradication of illiteracy "since it affects society and its growth” (pg.2).
The Current State
At this point, the United Arab Emirates populate is about ten percent of the total population. By far, the majority of the jobs in
the country are held by more-qualified foreigners.
Emirati Expatriates