TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– This purpose of this paper is to examine the organization of the UAE educational system, its components, their goals, and finally their effectiveness.Design/methodology/approach– Three elements of the UAE education system were examined: the development; delivery; and evaluation and feedback.Findings– On analysis, it was found that there is poor alignment among what the system was developed for, how it was delivered, and what was evaluated. In order to align this system significant efforts are needed to ensure that extensive documentation in terms of teachers' guides, training sessions for teachers and supervisors, and relevant evaluation instruments must be designed with systems thinking as the guide.Research limitations/implications– An orientation to goals rather than textbooks, to systems thinking, and to the vision developed for the system (and perhaps some form of strategic feedback to the respective committees established in the structural framework delineated by the ministry) might be worth consideration to erase the misalignment indicated by this research.Originality/value– This paper will be of interest to those involved in education and in particular, those involved in the education system within the UAE.
VL  - 20
IS  - 4
SN  - 0951-354X
DO  - 10.1108/09513540610665405
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/09513540610665405
AU  - Gaad Eman
AU  - Arif Mohammed
AU  - Scott Fentey
PY  - 2006
Y1  - 2006/01/01
TI  - Systems analysis of the UAE education system
T2  - International Journal of Educational Management
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 291
EP  - 303
Y2  - 2024/09/24
ER  -