RQPI Publications
Implementation of the K-12 Education Reform in Qatar's Schools — 2009
RAND’s analysis of the early years of Qatar’s system-wide K-12 education reform finds that students in new, Independent schools perform better than those in Ministry schools, but most are still not meeting the new, higher curriculum standards.
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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 RAND to evaluate the education finance system that has been adopted and to offer suggestions for improvements.
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Lessons from the Field: Developing and Implementing the Qatar Student Assessment System, 2002-2006 — 2009
Recounts the development of Qatar’s internationally benchmarked standards-based assessment system, providing important lessons learned for Qatar and other countries that are seeking to implement standards-based educational reforms.
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Facing Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century: Education and Labor Market Initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates — 2008
Describes the education and labor market initiatives under way in four countries in the Arab region to address the human resource issues they each face as they prepare their countries for a place in the 21st century global economy.
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A Survey of Recent Qatari Secondary School Graduates: Methods and Results — 2008
To help Qatar identify priorities for developing post-secondary educational offerings, this report presents the results of a survey of Qataris who left secondary school in 1998 concerning their education and employment experiences since graduation.
A Survey of Qatari Secondary School Seniors: Methods and Results — 2008
To help Qatar identify priorities for developing post-secondary educational offerings, this report presents the results of a survey of Qatari students enrolled in their final year of secondary school concerning their attitudes about further education and future work plans.
Aligning Post-Secondary Educational Choices to Societal Needs — 2008
Qatar is experiencing unprecedented social and economic development, which is inextricably linked to increased participation in the global market. Growing employment opportunities for Qatari nationals require greater attention to post-secondary education and the development of specific high-demand skills.
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Design of the Qatar National Research Fund — 2008
The Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) is intended to be the leading institution in Qatar dedicated to funding research in the Qatari interest. It will address priority economic and social needs and pursue opportunities to attract internationally recognized researchers to study topics of regional and global importance.
Qatari Women in the Workforce — 2008
A recent study by the RAND Corporation of the post-secondary education opportunities available in Qatar in relation to the nation's economic development needs revealed interesting trends regarding Qatari women in the workforce. This paper explores some of those trends by addressing such important questions as what occupations Qatari women are entering, what their attitudes are toward working outside the home, and to what extent are they being educated for workforce participation.
Education for a New Era — 2007
The leadership of Qatar has a social and political vision that calls for improving the outcomes of the Qatari K–12 education system. With this vision in mind, the leadership asked RAND to examine Qatar’s K–12 education system, to recommend options for building a world-class system, and, subsequently, to develop the chosen option and support its implementation.
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Post-Secondary Education in Qatar: Employer Demand, Student Choice, and Options for Policy — 2007
The leadership of Qatar has a social and political vision that calls for improving the country’s post-secondary education system. Qatar’s Supreme Education Council asked RAND to conduct a one-year study to assess whether the current post-secondary education opportunities in Qatar are aligned with the nation’s social and economic goals, and to help articulate priorities for developing post-secondary educational opportunities, either in Qatar or through financed study abroad.
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An Introduction to Qatar’s Primary and Secondary Education Reform — 2006
Qatar — small, natural-resource-rich country in the Persian Gulf — has embarked on an ambitious, comprehensive effort to upgrade its educational institutions. In 2001, the Emir of Qatar asked RAND, a US-based nonprofit research institution, to conduct an objective analysis of the existing education system.
Qatar Supreme Council for Family Affairs Database of Social Indicators — 2006
The Qatar Supreme Council for Family Affairs (QSCFA) is charged with reviewing and proposing legislation, promoting policies, adopting plans, implementing projects and programs, enhancing the role of national institutions, and disseminating information related to all aspects of family affairs in Qatar.
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