Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Foreword
- INTRODUCTION The Future of Education in the UAE: Innovation and Knowledge Production
- KEYNOTE ADDRESS
- 1 Excellence, Creativity and Innovation in Education
- 2 Innovative School and Curriculum Design
- 3 Key Perspectives on Preparing UAE Nationals for Employment
- 4 Globalization and the University: The Realities of the 21st Century
- 5 The Impact of Branches of Foreign Universities in the UAE
- Contributors
- Notes
- Bibliography
- INDEX
3 - Key Perspectives on Preparing UAE Nationals for Employment
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2014
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Foreword
- INTRODUCTION The Future of Education in the UAE: Innovation and Knowledge Production
- KEYNOTE ADDRESS
- 1 Excellence, Creativity and Innovation in Education
- 2 Innovative School and Curriculum Design
- 3 Key Perspectives on Preparing UAE Nationals for Employment
- 4 Globalization and the University: The Realities of the 21st Century
- 5 The Impact of Branches of Foreign Universities in the UAE
- Contributors
- Notes
- Bibliography
- INDEX
Summary
In recent years, the importance of higher education (HE) has rapidly developed within many countries. The traditional role of just being a place for educating people and awarding a degree has transformed into a more significant contributor to the welfare of societies and growth of economies. In addition, HE has become a strong medium between the expectations of the students and the requirements of employers in terms of knowledge, skills and degrees. HE has grown within many countries as:
These expansions have, for the most part, been predicated on the assumption that more education is good for individuals and for society as a whole, not only in terms of economic outcomes like wages or employment, but also for a wide range of social outcomes like improved health, reduced crime and higher well-being.
Therefore, traditionally, the importance of HE has been on the achievement of presenting effective discipline knowledge and the “development of more general intellectual and social skills and capabilities.” This perspective was also confirmed by Boden and Nedeva, who have pointed out that one of the tasks of HE is “producing workers so that we can compete in the global knowledge economy.” Teichler and Kehm highlight the functions of HE as general, professional and academic where the professional is “expected to provide a foundation of knowledge relevant for those occupations which are usually taken over by graduates for direct professional training.”
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- The Future of Education in the UAEInnovation and Knowledge Production, pp. 67 - 96Publisher: Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and ResearchPrint publication year: 2014