Intersections of the Public and Private in Education in the GCC
Intersections of the Public and Private in Education in the GCC
The GCES symposium 2011 examined the increasing influence of the private sector on education policies and practices in the GCC. The main questions addressed included:
Susan L. Robertson is currently a Professor of Sociology and the Head of Faculty at the University of Cambridge. Susan has held academic positions at the University of Bristol in the UK as well as in New Zealand and Australia. Her research engages with education policy, state transformations, governance, and social justice. Susan is also the founding editor and editor-in-chief of the journal Globalization, Societies, and Education. She has published articles in leading journals, including the Journal of Education Policy, and her recent books include Public-Private Partnerships in Education and Global Regionalisms and Higher Education: Projects, Processes, Politics. Some of her most recent publications include the book chapter “Non-state Actors, and the Advance of Frontier Higher Education Markets in the Global South” (2019) and the article “Ordinalization and the OECD’s Governance of Teachers” (2020).
The conference aimed to stimulate discussions on educational reform in the GCC, providing a platform for current and future research that explores achievements, challenges and pitfalls in education. As the education landscape continues to change, it is important to explore whether and how former education-related practices influence how education is practiced now as well as in the future.
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Welcome to RAK
Introduction to GCES
Plenary
Coffee break
Panel 1: Blurred Boundaries: Private & Public Schooling in the GCC
Panel 2: The Role of the Market in Higher Education in the GCC
Lunch Break
Panel 3: Building Teacher Quality
Breakout Session 1: Addressing STEM
Breakout Session 2: Leading Policy Change
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Movie Night*
Reflections & Voting for Incoming GCES Board Members
Panel 4: Building a Knowledge Economy
Breakout Session 4: Global Influences, Local Choices
Lunch
Panel 5: Innovation in Education
Closing Remarks & Announcement of New GCES Board Members