The iPad in the Foundations Program of the Higher Colleges of Technology in Fujairah

2018 ◽  
pp. 667-685
Author(s):  
Barraq Ali
Keyword(s):  
Colleges Of Technology

scholarly journals Gen Zeds: Towards a Culture of Merit

1970 ◽  
pp. 31-37
Author(s):  
Tim N. Walters
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Islamic Culture ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Founding Father ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Colleges Of Technology ◽  
Big Push

The “Gen Zeds” of the title are female Emirati students in their early twenties at Zayed University who have one foot in the traditional Islamic culture of their families and another in a world that expects them to revolutionize economic and social life. Gen Zeds represent today’s generation of Emirati students. Though they are from Zayed University, they could just as easily have been from UAE University or the Higher Colleges of Technology because their education has been the result of a big push for opportunity by the country’s founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed of Abu Dhabi. These students (the Gen Zeds) are highly educated, media literate, and intense users of the internet. Upon graduation, they are expected to assume leadership positions in the United Arab Emirates despite living in a society that until recently has not permitted women roles beyond motherhood and homemaking. This paper considers whether the lessons and experiences they encounter at university will equip them for life in a society radically different from that of their mothers’.

scholarly journals ACADEMIC STAFF SELECTION IN THE SULTANATE OF OMAN – THE CASE OF COLLEGES OF TECHNOLOGY

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 128-145
Author(s):  
Khamis Said Nasser Al Muniri
Keyword(s):  
Selection Process ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Inductive Reasoning ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Main Method ◽  
Colleges Of Technology ◽  
College Of Technology ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Recruitment And Selection

This paper looks at the academic staff selection practices at the Colleges of Technology in Oman. An inductive reasoning or bottom up approach was used in this research project. The main method of data collection used was semi-structured interviews conducted with selected government officials whose position and experience would enable them to provide useful data on the issues being explore. Some of the main findings of the research was that the interviewers predominantly conducted unstructured interviews and the interviewers had not received any training on how to conduct interviews and carryout the selection process. In addition, the interviewers did not have any standard selection criteria when recruiting academic staff to the college of technology. The research findings will help administrators in Oman to improve the recruitment and selection process of academic Staff.

scholarly journals Expectations for the Colleges of Technology

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 1_41-1_43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamotsu NOMAKUCHI
Keyword(s):  
Colleges Of Technology

The Context, Design, and Impact of System-Wide Assessments to Enhance Effectiveness in the Higher Colleges of Technology of the United Arab Emirates

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Marshall “Mark” Drummond ◽  
Matthew A. Robby
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Colleges Of Technology ◽  
The World ◽  
Effective Assessment

This paper examines the use of System-wide Assessments, an innovative initiative to enhance the accountability, quality, and effectiveness within the Higher Colleges of Technology of the United Arab Emirates. The authors review the historic and contemporary influences on college/university assessments and the key forces or factors which have shaped development and need of Outcome Assessments. The paper summarizes the literature on the best practices for assessment and promoting changes. The paper describes the objectives, structures, and processes involved with random use of System-wide Assessments among the 17 Federal colleges. A survey of 80 Deans and Chairs reports the perceptions and ratings of the process and impact of System-wide assessments. The lessons learned are described and inform recommendations for key components of an effective assessment system to promote accountability and improvement in higher education. Findings have significance for leaders of institutions of higher learning throughout the Middle East and the world.

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