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Education System in Saudi Arabia

Of Change and Reforms

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Authors:
  1. Md. Muddassir Quamar

    1. New Delhi, India

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  • Provides a well-researched outsider’s view on Saudi education system
  • Discusses socio-political and economic rationales paving the way for education reforms
  • Studies the impact of education reforms on the Saudi society

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Md. Muddassir Quamar
    Pages 1-11

  3. Society and Social Change

    • Md. Muddassir Quamar
    Pages 13-35

  4. Policy Approaches to Education

    • Md. Muddassir Quamar
    Pages 37-51

  5. Development of the Education System

    • Md. Muddassir Quamar
    Pages 53-72

  6. Imperatives for Reforms

    • Md. Muddassir Quamar
    Pages 73-102

  7. Contemporary Saudi School Education

    • Md. Muddassir Quamar
    Pages 103-131

  8. A Flourishing Higher Education

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    Pages 133-167

  9. Women Claim Equality in Education

    • Md. Muddassir Quamar
    Pages 169-201

  10. Changing Dynamics of Religion and Education

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    Pages 203-225

  11. Conclusion

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    Pages 227-229

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 231-266
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About this book

This book is a comprehensive study on the education system of Saudi Arabia, placing the reforms and changes it has undergone in the past two decades within the context of the historical evolution of the education system. An education system cannot be seen in isolation of the society; it plays a significant role in shaping the individual, state and the society, that in turn, have a bearing on the education system and its evolution. Therefore, this book locates Saudi education in the backdrop of the changes in the society, how they have facilitated or hindered the education reforms and how the education reforms have impacted the society. The book does not ignore the immediate trigger for the beginning of a comprehensive reforms process but goes beyond it to find much deeper socio-political and economic rationales that paved the way for the reforms. It provides a nuanced understanding of the interplays of various socioeconomic as well as political factors that have shaped the education system in Saudi Arabia.

Authors and Affiliations

  • New Delhi, India

    Md. Muddassir Quamar

About the author

Md. Muddassir Quamar is currently associated with the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses, New Delhi, India. He has focused his research on the social dynamics in Saudi Arabia within the context of the tensions emerging out of two seemingly non-harmonious trends – Islamization and modernization. He has published several research articles and book chapters on the subject. In addition, he has written extensively on India's evolving relations with the Persian Gulf and Middle Eastern countries. Dr. Quamar was a Visiting Fellow at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Riyadh in 2014–15.

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