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Recommended Research Priorities for the Qatar Foundation's Environment and Energy Research Institute — 2011
The Qatar Foundation is establishing a national research institute to conduct and collaborate on applied research in energy, environment, and water issues, the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute. This book recommends research priorities for the new institution and reports on a survey of relevant research institutions in the region.
Promoting Quality and Variety Through the Public Financing of Privately Operated Schools in Qatar — 2010
Developing a School Finance System for K-12 Reform in Qatar — 2009
Reform-minded leaders of Qatar, who have embarked on a sweeping reform of their nation's education system, asked RANReform-minded leaders of Qatar, who have embarked on a sweeping reform of their nation's education system, asked RAND to evaluate the education finance system that has been adopted and to offer suggestions for improvements.D to evaluate their education finance system and offer suggestions for improvements. The authors analyze the system's evolution and resource allocation patterns between 2004 and 2006 and develop analytic tools for performing the evaluation, including a framework that allows assessment of the system in light of six main objectives.
Implementation of the K-12 Education Reform in Qatar's Schools — 2009
To assess progress made in the first years of Qatar's implementation of its K-12 education reform, RAND analyzed data from school-level observations, national surveys, and national student assessments. Findings reveal that the new, Independent schools had implemented many elements of the reform, that students in these schools were performing better than students in Ministry of Education schools, and that much work was still needed to enable students to meet the new, higher standards.
Improving Finance for Qatari Education Reform (Arabic version) — 2009
Qatari education reform, which included implementation of a new finance system, appears to be providing schools with adequate funding but is still struggling with issues of transparency and swift policy shifts that have been difficult to accommodate.
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