Seventh Annual GCES Symposium: Innovation and Transformation: Values, Challenges, and Prospects for Education in the GCC

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Comparative Education ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Open University ◽  
Annual Symposium ◽  
Education Society ◽  
Comparative Education Society

The Gulf Comparative Education Society (GCES) held its seventh annual symposium under the sponsorship of the Arab Open University Kuwait, the Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research from April 5th to 7th, 2016. Entitled “Innovation and Transformation: Values, Challenges, and Prospects for Education in the GCC,” the symposium was held at the Arab Open University in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It consisted of three different pre-conference workshops, two keynote addresses, three featured panels and seven breakout sessions with over 42 presentations by both invited speakers as well as those who had submitted abstracts. The speakers came from a wide variety of countries including the UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Egypt, Switzerland, England, Australia, and the United States, and represented different voices in the education sector, such as policymakers, academics and researchers, school providers and leaders, consultants, and teachers.

The Fifth Annual Gulf Comparative Education Society Symposium Locating the National in the International: Comparative Perspectives on Language, Identity, Policy, and Practice

2014 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Comparative Education ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Education Society ◽  
Language Identity ◽  
Comparative Education Society ◽  
International Comparative ◽  
Identity Policy

The Gulf Comparative Education Society (GCES) held its fifth annual symposium under the sponsorship of the Higher Colleges of Technology, the Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research, and Middlesex University Dubai from April 8 to 10, 2014. Entitled “Locating the National in the International: Comparative Perspectives on Language, Identity, Policy, and Practice,” the symposium was held at the Dubai Women’s College in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It consisted of a pre-conference workshop, one keynote address, four featured panels and eleven breakout sessions with over 55 presentations by both invited speakers as well as those who had submitted abstracts. The speakers came from a wide variety of countries including the UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Switzerland, England, Australia, Germany, and the United States, and represented different voices in the education sector, such as policymakers, academics and researchers, school providers and leaders, consultants, and teachers.

The Gulf Comparative Education Society’s Fourth Annual Symposium on Bridging the Policy/Research Divide in Education in the GCC

2013 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
International Education ◽  
Comparative Education ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Keynote Address ◽  
Annual Symposium ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Sultan Qaboos University

"The Gulf Comparative Education Society (GCES) held its fourth annual symposium under the sponsorship of the Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research in collaboration with the Sultan Qaboos University from March 16 to 18, 2013. Entitled “Bridging the Policy/Research Divide in Education in the GCC,” the symposium was held at the Sultan Qaboos University in Muscat, Oman. It consisted of a pre-conference workshop, one keynote address, three featured panels, and 20 breakout sessions with a total of over 70 presentations by both invited speakers as well as those who had submitted abstracts. The speakers came from a wide variety of countries, including United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Switzerland, England, Australia, Germany, and the United States, and represented different voices in the education sector, such as policy makers, academics and researchers, school providers and leaders, consultants, and teachers. The purpose of this year’s GCES symposium was to examine the potential for policy makers in the Gulf region to devise evidence-based policies through utilizing local research in the education sector with a focus on the promise and possibilities of comparative education research to policy-making. Delivering the keynote address on the relationship between educational research and policy and practice was Professor Fernando Reimers, Ford Foundation Professor of International Education and Director of the International Education Policy Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The featured panels and breakout sessions addressed the following topics: • Linking Research to Educational Policy • Implications of Technology in the Classroom • Lifelong Learning • Applying Transnational Models of Education • Evaluating and Transforming Educational Systems • Regional and International Youth Challenges • Improving Educational Quality • Research in Higher Education in Oman • Student Leadership and Development • Promoting an Education Research Culture • Perspectives on Teaching and Learning • Trends and Innovations in Education In addition, the symposium brought together over 400 participants working in a range of organizations across Oman, the Gulf States, and beyond, all of whom shared an interest in comparative education in the GCC. Following the symposium, presenters were asked if they would like to submit a 1,500 - 3,000 word paper on their presentation. This volume is the compilation of those papers that were submitted. While it does not cover all of the presentations that were made at the symposium, presentation slides for all the presentations are available on the GCES website (www.gulfcomped.ning.com). Dr. Hamood Al-Harthi - President Dr. Christina Gitsaki - Vice President Dr. Natasha Ridge and Soha Shami - Secretary Verena Woeppel - Proceedings Editor"

Gulf Comparative Education Society’s Third Annual Symposium on Global Innovation, Local Transformation: Trends & Reactions

2012 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Comparative Education ◽  
English Language ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
Vice President ◽  
The United States ◽  
Local Transformation ◽  
Annual Symposium ◽  
Global Innovation

"The Gulf Comparative Education Society (GCES) organized its third annual symposium under the sponsorship of the Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research and in collaboration with Bahrain Teachers College. Entitled ‘Global Innovation, Local Transformation: Trends & Reactions,’ the symposium was held at the Crown Plaza Hotel, Kingdom of Bahrain on Saturday March 24 and Sunday March 25, 2012. The symposium consisted of one keynote address, three panels, and four breakout sessions with a total of 45 presentations made by invited speakers as well as those who submitted abstracts. The speakers came from a wide variety of countries, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Switzerland, England, and the United States and represented different voices in the education sector, ranging from policy makers, academics and researchers, school providers and leaders, consultants, and teachers. The purpose of this year’s GCES symposium was to identify and examine the use of global innovations in education in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries as well as the ways in which they are adapted (or not) to suit the needs of the environment. Delivering the keynote on the role of and relationship between professional and vocational education in the GCC was Dr. David Guile, Professor of Education and Work at the Institute of Education, University of LondonThe remaining panels and breakout sessions addressed the following topics: • Education Reforms in Bahrain • Technology & Innovation • Student Participation in Education: Trends & Reactions • Systems & Standards in GCC Schools • Transforming Science Curricula • The Use of E-portfolio in Evaluating Public Schools • Relationships and Academic Achievement • English Language Programs in the GCC In addition, the symposium brought together over 200 participants working in a range of organizations across Bahrain, the Gulf states, and beyond, all of whom shared an interest in comparative education in the GCC. Following the symposium presenters were asked if they would like to submit a 1500 – 3000 word paper on their presentation. This volume is the compilation of those who submitted papers. While it does not cover all of the presentations that were made at the symposium, presentation slides for all the presentations are available on the GCES website (www.gulfcomped.ning.com). Dr. Ali Ibrahim - President Dr. Hamood Al-Harthi - Vice President Samar Farah - Secretary"

Zedan v. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

1988 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 828-830
Author(s):  
Edward M. Leigh
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
District Of Columbia ◽  
The United States ◽  
Telephone Call ◽  
District Court ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Court Of Appeals ◽  
American Citizen

Plaintiff Zedan, an American citizen, brought suit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for breach of a contract guaranteeing wages and profits. While performance under the contract occurred in Saudi Arabia, plaintiff alleged that the jurisdictional requirements under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (28 U.S.C. §§1330, 1602-1611 (1982)) (FSIA) were satisfied by a recruitment call in California from a representative of the royal overseer of a private Saudi company. The district court granted the Saudi motion to dismiss. On appeal, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (per Silberman, J.) unanimously affirmed and held: (1) that the telephone call did not have the requisite substantiality of contact with the United States; (2) that it was not sufficient to form the basis of a cause of action; and (3) that the alleged breach did not have sufficient direct effect in the United States to satisfy the exceptions to immunity under the FSIA.

Dynamics of Pakhtun Social Structure: Implications for Economic Development

2021 ◽  
pp. 27-42
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
United States ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
The United States ◽  
Protestant Work Ethic ◽  
Social Character ◽  
Capitalist Economy ◽  
The Social

Every region and people has peculiar economic characteristics and these features largely have roots in that region‟s social structure, social psychology and its dynamics. The capitalist economy of the United States has roots in individualismand Protestant Work Ethic, influenced both by Protestant religion and the social character of the Americans; the Client Economy of Saudi Arabia has deep linkages to its tribal social structure and the so-called Bazaar Economy of Afghanistan is profoundly embedded in the Pakhtun social structure of the country. The Pakhtuns of Pakistan have a peculiar social structure and social psychology thereof having profound and extensive influence on the region‟s economy particularly its largely underdevelopedcondition. The paper explores the characteristics of Pakhtun social structure and the interactive linkages between the social edifice and economic development or lack of it.

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