TY  - BOOK
AU  - Moini,Joy S.
ED  - Rand-Qatar Policy Institute.
TI  - The reform of Qatar University
SN  - 0833047442
AV  - LG358.D38 R44 2009
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Santa Monica, CA
PB  - Rand Corporation
KW  - Jāmiʻat Qatar
KW  - Universities and colleges
KW  - Qatar
N1  - "Rand Qatar Policy Institute."; Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-91); Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Designing the reform agenda -- Ch. 3. Implementing the reform agenda -- Ch. 4. Reflections on the reform : key elements of the reform strategy and challenges to implementation -- Ch. 5. The challenges ahead -- App. A. Senior reform committee members -- App. B. Qatar University’s vision and mission statements -- App. C. Conceptual framework for the Qatar University Reform Project -- App. D. An exercise in decentralized planning and decisionmaking : developing a university-wide academic plan -- App. E. Improving faculty development and accountability : the faculty performance appraisal system.
N2  - In 2003, the State of Qatar engaged the RAND-Qatar Policy Institute to assist Qatar University with reform of its major administrative and academic structures, policies, and practices. In this summary of the reform effort, the authors recount the motivation for reform, describe the design of the reform agenda, and detail the early stages of the implementation effort, with an eye toward identifying challenges yet to be met.
ER  -