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Handbook of College and University Teaching: A Global Perspective presents international perspectives on critical issues impacting teaching and learning in diverse higher education environments, all with a unique global view. The need to understand learning and teaching from multiple cultural perspectives has become critically important in educating the next generation of college students. Education experts from around the world share their perspectives on college and university teaching, illuminating international differences and similarities. The chapters are organized around a model developed by James Groccia, which focuses on seven interrelated variables, including teacher, learner, learning process, learning context, course content, instructional processes, and learning outcomes. Using this logical model as the organizational structure of the book provides a guide for systemic thinking about what actions one should take, or suggest others take, when planning activities to improve teaching and learning, curriculum development, and assessment.
Preparing Middle Eastern Students for the Future: Saudi Arabia as a Case Study
Preparing Middle Eastern Students for the Future: Saudi Arabia as a Case Study
Education in the Arab peninsula goes deep into history. A principle motivator for learning comes from the Islamic philosophy (620s CE) that learning is an obligation of every Muslim man and woman. Young pupils used to learn at the Kutabs, which were private-ungraded religious schools associated with mosques. At Kutabs, boys and girls learn, separately, a variety of Islamic subjects such as history and basics of calculation. Kutabs were usually run by one teacher with some help from an advanced student. Memorization and recitation were central skills for students in such schools.
Public education in Saudi Arabia ...
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