Education Research

RQPI evaluates and implements educational reform (including standards-based reform). We develop new approaches to measuring student achievement and help clients use data to improve the quality of education.

RAND on Education

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Reforming the Qatari School System — Jan 31, 2013

map of QatarQatar's education system now includes independent schools, internationally-accredited and well-respected private schools, and a tuition vouchers program that may spur further expansion of the private school system.

Report

Identifying Arabic-Language Materials for Children That Promote Tolerance and Critical Thinking — Mar 25, 2011

A focus on children, whose ideas are still being developed, may be more effective in promoting tolerance and critical thinking in the Arabic–speaking world than efforts directed toward adults, whose attitudes are already established.

Report

Barriers to the Broad Dissemination of Creative Works in the Arab World — Sep 21, 2009

Many analysts have examined the media that violent extremists use to communicate their core messages. Far less research, however, has been devoted to the growing body of creative works produced by Arab authors and artists that counter the intellectual and ideological underpinnings of violent extremism.

Report

Four Countries in the Middle East Face the Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century — Oct 31, 2008

Education and labor market initiatives are under way in four Arab nations -- Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates -- to address the challenges of developing the human capital of their populations for the 21st century global economy, though better evaluation of the implemented reforms will be needed to determine their efficacy.

Report

The Cost-Effectiveness of Education Interventions in Poor Countries — Aug 27, 2008

The August issue of Policy Insight discusses the growing use of randomized trials to determine the effectiveness of development programs in low-income countries, suggesting that similar methods should be used to assess the cost-effectiveness of education interventions in these countries.

RQPI Publications on Education

Cover: Qatar's School Transportation System

Qatar's School Transportation System: Supporting Safety, Efficiency, and Service Quality — 2012

Assesses stakeholder perspectives on Qatar's school transportation system (STS), identifies a vision and goals for the STS, and discusses strategies to achieve the vision and better align Qatar's STS with international norms.

Cover: Developing a School Finance System for K-12 Reform in Qatar

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.

Cover: Lessons from the Field

Lessons from the Field: Developing and Implementing the Qatar Student Assessment System, 2002-2006 — 2009

This report 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.

Cover: The Reform of Qatar University

The Reform of Qatar University — 2009

Summarizes the project, begun in October 2003, to reform Qatar University, including the impetus for reform, the design and implementation of the reform agenda, and a review of challenges that have been overcome and those that remain.

Cover: Post-Secondary Education in Qatar

Post-Secondary Education in Qatar: Employer Demand, Student Choice, and Options for Policy — 2007

Describes a study conducted to assess how well Qatar's post-secondary education system is producing Qataris capable of furthering the nation's goals, as well as to determine priorities for developing post-secondary opportunities.

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