Higher Education Revolutions in the Gulf: Globalization and Institutional Viability

by John Willoughby and Fatima Badry

Book Overview

Over the past quarter century, the people of the Arabian Peninsula have witnessed a revolutionary transformation in higher education. In 1990, there were fewer than ten public universities that offered their Arabic-language curricula in sex-segregated settings to national citizens only. In 2015, there are more than one hundred public, semi-public, and private colleges and universities. Most of these institutions are open to expatriates and national...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415505658
• ISBN13: 9780415505659
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"