02505nam a2200409 a 4500 ebr10227035 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 080507s2007 caua s 000 0 eng d 2006027019 9780833041654 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0833041657 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780833044266 RAND/MG-548/1-QATAR CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)560523343 a-qa--- LA1435 .E383 2007eb Education for a new era [electronic resource] : design and implementation of K-12 education reform in Qatar : executive summary / Dominic J. Brewer ... [et al.]. Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, 2007. 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. "Prepared for the Supreme Education Council." 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. The option that was selected includes internationally benchmarked curriculum standards, national testing based on those standards, independent government-funded schools, and parental choice among schools using annual school report cards. This executive summary provides an overview of Phase I (2001-2004) of the Qatari education reform initiative, Education for a New Era, based on RAND's experiences as part of this ambitious effort involving Qataris and Qatari organizations, and international consultants and contractors. An Arabic translation is included. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. English and Arabic. Education Qatar. Education and state Qatar. Electronic books. local Brewer, Dominic J. Rand-Qatar Policy Institute. Rand Education (Institute) Rand Corporation. Qatar. Supreme Education Council. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10227035 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 27563 27563