Assessment 1

Task 2: Systems Analysis of the UAE Education System

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EDU 4103

Managing Innovation and Change

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1. Write 6 key points briefly about the UAE.
 Total area of 83,600 sq km.
 Tropical desert climate.
 Union comprised of seven emirates
 Abu Dhabi city is the capital of UAE.
 The discovery of crude oil created a new economic situation.
 Tourism.
2. Describe the education system in the UAE

The education system is divided into two groups: public and private sector. The government
funds the public sector schools. All UAE nationals have access to public education, a strong
Islamic and Arabic influence and is conducted in single gender classes.

3. List the four educational systems followed along the education system of the UAE.
 Kindergarten education from: 4 to 5 years old.
 Primary education from 6 to 12 .
 Preparatory from 12 to 15.
 Secondary education from 15 to 18.

4. What is the aim and vision of the educational system in the UAE?

The Ministry of Education produced a policy document (Vision 2020) outlining a strategy for
further educational development in the UAE up to the year 2020, articulated in a number of five-
year plans. Vision 2020 is based on “effective strategic planning model” (Bryson, 1995).

5. How often the accomplishment of the vision is been reviewed?

The vision is planned to go through an evaluation every five years and define future steps.

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6. What are the four pillars of the vision?

1- Islamic heritage;
2- National heritage of the UAE;
3- the Country’s constitution; and
4- the Country’s developmental priorities at any given time.

7. What is been assessed internally and externally in the UAE environment? List.

1. social and demographic factors globally;

2. economic factors;
3. UAE’s foreign policy and relations; and
4. UAE’s future ambitions as far as its position in the education sector globally.

9. Who are the stakeholders of decisn making the ministry?

The ministry of education is headed by a minister who has an office that supports the
administrative activities (His Highness’ office).

10. Choose three positions in the system structure of MOE and list their responsibilities.
 Undersecretaries committee: The function of this committee is to advise the minister on the
strategic planning issues of the educational system.

 Committee on culture and science: The function of this committee is to develop an overall
strategic vision for the position of science- and culture-related issues in the educational
system.
 National Committee for curriculum development, consists of academics from both
universities and schools in different subject areas, who define the high-level curricular
goals in different subject areas
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11. Choose one goal from each level and discuss possible way on how it can be achieved?
 Pre-school: Acquire the traditions that suits his age and needs.
Use the fundamentals and tools according to the child’s age and needs for example,
kindergarten kids need more playtime than studies.
 Primary education: Development of practical thinking habits that suits the child’s abilities,
age
and that achieve some security and the acceptance to lives circumstances.
To help them in creative thinking in order to be creative and able to think if put into any
circumstances without fear.
 Secondary: Expansion of study of foreign languages alongside the compulsory
curriculum.
In order to have several languages that will help them in their future life to communicate
with other people.

12. How curriculums are assessed and through what process?

 Curriculum development process starts at the national committee on curriculum

development level.
 Develops a high-level vision for curriculum and constitutes a committee for each
subject to be taught at schools.
 This high-level committee consists of university academics, teachers from that
subject area, subject supervisor, and one non-academic subject specialist.
 Determines the syllabus topics, and learning outcomes for different class levels.
 Information passed to the undersecretary of curriculum who supervises the
development of textbooks as well as teachers’ guides for each course for each class.
 Books and teachers’ guides are then passed to the teachers who deliver the course.
 Subject supervisors periodically come and sit in the classrooms to monitor the quality
of curriculum delivery and report their findings to the secretaries’ office, as well as
make recommendations to incorporate any changes they think are needed in the
curriculum.

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