Private education in the absence of a public option : the cases of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar
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Type | Article |
ISSN | 23263873 |
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Author | Ridge, Natasha. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research |
Second author |
Shami, Soha. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research.
Kippels, Susan. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research. |
Pages | pp. 41-60 |
General Note |
Peer reviewed
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Source | FIRE : Forum for International Research in Education. Vol. 3, no. 2, 2016 |
Publisher |
Bethlehem: Lehigh University Library and Technology Services، 2016
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Publisher address |
Lehigh University Library and Technology Services. Bethlehem, PA 18015. Palestine. Lehigh University Library and Technology Services. . fire@lehigh.edu. http://preserve.lehigh.edu/fire/.
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ERIC document no. | EJ1133015 |
Electronic Location | Full text (PDF) |
Descriptors | Private education - Comparative education - Educational policies - Private sector - Socioeconomic status - Access to education - Equal education - Educational legislation - Educational practices - United Arab Emirates - Qatar |
Language of document | English |
Country | Palestine |
In the face of rising demand for private schooling in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar, a lack of affordable schooling options, monopolistic behavior of private education providers, and unpredictable government regulations have created a complex and unequal education sector. This research employs a mixed methods comparative approach to explore the ways in which private education providers navigate the regulatory schooling environments and assess the impact on education stakeholders in the UAE and Qatar. The study finds that there are considerable socioeconomic differences in terms of who has access to schooling and that a growing for-profit education sector may be deepening existing inequities in both countries, leaving poorer expatriate families only able to access low-quality education or in the worst cases, unable to access education at all. The promise of non-profit providers as a viable alternative to ensure access is explored. (As Provided)
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Ridge, Natasha. (2016). Private education in the absence of a public option : the cases of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. FIRE : Forum for International Research in Education. Vol. 3, no. 2, 2016. pp. 41-60 Retrieved from search.shamaa.org |