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Shadow education in the Middle East: private supplementary tutoring and its policy implications Year of publication: 2023 Author: Bray, Mark, Hajar, Anas Corporate author: UNESCO An increasing number of students around the world are receiving private lessons to supplement their school education. In much academic literature, this is called shadow education; Because the content of private lessons closely mimics the content of school education, as its content changes with the change in the curriculum in schools. Private lessons can take many forms. They can be offered one-on-one, in small groups, in large classes, or online. Some private lessons are provided by the Ministry’s teachers in order to obtain additional income, and some commercial institutions also provide these lessons. As for the categoryThe third group of private lesson providers includes university students, retirees, and seasonal workers.While much research and policy has focused on the shadow education system in East Asia and some other regions of the world, there has been less interest in the topic in the Middle East. However, the topic deserves greater focus because of its far-reaching implications for prevailing social structures and education systems. This study begins with the global picture before comparing patterns within and between 12 Arabic-speaking countries in the Middle East. 
Transforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training for Successful and Just Transitions: UNESCO Strategy 2022–2029 Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNESCO This strategy covering 2022 to 2029 guides UNESCO to promote skills development for empowerment, productive employment and decent work, and facilitate the transition to more digital, green and inclusive economies and societies. In alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals, the Education 2030 Agenda, and the recommendations of the Transforming Education Summit, UNESCO will support the transformation of Technical and Vocational Education and Training in all Member States and will work alongside bilateral and multilateral partners, institutions, governments, the private sector and educators from all over the world to put TVET at the top of the education agenda. It is evident that collective efforts must be met to equip youth and adults in acquiring new skills, helping them unlock their potential to successfully navigate the social, economic, and environmental changes which the world is undergoing. 
Le grenier de Sarah Author: Jacques Fredj | Barbara Mellul | Adeline Salmon | Barbara Mellul | Adeline Salmon | Tralalère | Alliance concept | Judith Panijel | Alban Perrin | Iannis Roder Lior Lalieu-Smadja | Karen Taieb | Ariel Sion Corporate author: Memorial de la Shoah Le Grenier de Sarah est un site d’introduction à l’histoire de la Shoah, créé spécifiquement pour les enfants de 8 à 12 ans, dans le respect de la sensibilité des jeunes visiteurs. Les choix éditoriaux et iconographiques du site traduisent scrupuleusement cette volonté de ne pas les choquer. Le site a été conçu à partir du questionnement des enfants sur cette période.- Qui étaient ces personnes que les nazis ont voulu assassiner ?- Dans quels pays vivaient-elles ? Quelles langues parlaient-elles ?- Quels ont été les parcours propres à chacune d’entre-elles ?Le Grenier de Sarah permet aux enfants de naviguer sur le site de façon autonome. Toutefois, il est conseillé aux adultes de les accompagner lors de leur première visite afin d’instaurer un dialogue et de répondre à d’éventuelles questions.Pour y répondre, trois rubriques, « Il était une fois », « Des mots à l’oreille » et « En noir et blanc », donnent des clefs de compréhension.- Dans « Il était une fois », des contes donnent un aperçu de la diversité des cultures juives. - Dans « Des mots à l’oreille », des expressions en hébreu, yiddish, judéo-espagnol et judéo-arabe ouvrent une fenêtre sur la pluralité du judaïsme. - Dans « En noir en blanc », neuf parcours témoignent de la vie quotidienne des Juifs pendant la guerre. En cliquant sur l’album photo, l’enfant choisit d’entendre un des récits de vie proposés.Tout au long de chaque parcours, des définitions et des documents, sont à la disposition du jeune visiteur. Pour les enseignants, un espace pédagogique spécifique a été créé afin d’y trouver des ressources complémentaires et des pistes de travail. Sarah’s attic is a website introducing to the Shoah History. It was specifically created for children from age 8 to 12 and respects their sensibility as young visitors. The contents and iconography are carefully intended to suit their emotional and cognitive abilities.The website was designed and elaborated from questions asked by children in History classes teaching this time period - Who were these persons the Nazis wanted to murder?- In which countries did they live? Which languages did they speak?- What were their personal experiences? Sarah’s attic enables children to navigate through the website on their own. Nevertheless, we recommend that adults accompany them on their first visit in order to create a dialog and answer possible questions.As part of a school or extra-curricular framework, this program can be used in small groups with the guidance of an adult.In order to answer these questions, three sections “Once upon a time”, “Words to my ear” and “In black and white” give keys to understanding the event.- In “Once upon a time”, tales give a glimpse of the diversity of Jewish cultures. - In “Words to my ear”, expressions in Hebrew, Yiddish, Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Arabic open a window on the pluralism of Judaism. - In “In Black and white”, nine personal itineraries bear witness of the daily life of Jews during the war. Along each personal story, definitions and documents are available to the young visitor.For teachers and educators, a specific educational section contains additional resources, guidelines and teaching materials. 
Criteria for Producing Children's Educational Programs A Proposed Perception of Saudi Channels (Al-Hikma Journal for Media and Communication Studies; Vol.10, No.3) Year of publication: 2022 Author: Basnawi Muhammad This study aimed to define the production criteria of children's educational programs, by knowing how to raise the work efficiency for the production of children's television programs, knowing how to raise the effectiveness of the components of educational materials in the contents of children's television programs, and knowing how to raise the influential levels on children by watching children's programs television. This study relied on the qualitative approach. By using the interview tool, thirty sessions of individual interviews were conducted with media specialists and educational experts; then the transcripts were scientifically analyzed. This study relied on the qualitative approach. By using the interview tool, thirty sessions of individual interviews were conducted with media specialists and educational experts; then the transcripts were scientifically analyzed. This study found: First: To increase the efficiency of local production of children’s television programs in Saudi children’s channels is by applying the highest quality standards of media artistic production, which, in turn, will increase the learning effectiveness of children when they watch visual educational content through children’s television programs. Secondly: The priority topics, which should be provided in the content of children’s educational programs, is: (Mental education, moral education,socialization). Third: The use of modern educational means in the content industry for children’s educational programs, which comprises (modeling, dramatic story, competitions, repetition) will increase the effectiveness of their impact on the contents of children's programs in Saudi channels. Based on the findings of this study, the researcher proposed an application model of the production criteria for children's educational programs when producing children's television programs on Saudi channels. 
The Extent of Educational Readiness of Using Thinking Skills Strategy among Teachers at the Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia: A Field Study (Arts for Educational & Psychological Studies; Vol.5, No.3) Year of publication: 2023 Author: Areej Ibrahim Ahmed Al Ansari Corporate author: Dhamar University This study aimed to identify educational readiness and willingness of teachers affiliated to the Ministry of Education to use critical thinking in their teaching, in Saudi Arabia. To achieve the study objectives, the descriptive survey method was adopted, and a questionnaire was used to collect data from the study sample which consisted of (733) male and female teachers, randomly selected from education directorates of Makkah, Jeddah, Taif, Al-Baha, Asir, Jazan, and Najran. The questionnaire included three main dimensions;and after testing its validity, and reliability, it was administered to the sample. The study results showed that teachers’ educational readiness scored a high degree of awareness that would allow achieving the goal of teaching by using critical thinking in schools as a teaching strategy approved by the Ministry of Education. The teachers also showed their understanding of the characteristics, skills and educational effects of the application of the critical thinking strategy in schools. The study recommended conducting future studies on the challenges and advantages of applying the critical thinking strategy from the perspective of students and teachers.Keywords: Extent of educational readiness, Critical thinking, Educational effects, School teachers. 
Role of Women in Leading Change: Applied Study on Working Women Organizations in Jordan Year of publication: 2020 Author: RukayaAlBadarin The main objective of this study was to explore the role of Jorda- nian women in leading organizational change. The study also aimed to get awareness about the characteristics of leadership skills, the change strategies that women possess/use and their impact on women’s capabil- ities in leading change in Jordanian organizations. To meet the objec- tives of the study, a relevant questionnaire was designed and distributed to all employees in about 18 women’s organizations operating in Jordan, from which (254) questionnaires were suitable for analysis and discussion. 
The Attitudes of Mathematics Teachers towards the use of e-learning at Secondary Schools in Tulkarm District Year of publication: 2021 Author: Husam Tawfiq Herzallah Basem Shalash Corporate author: Al-Quds Open University This study aimed to identify the attitudes of math teachers towards the use of electronic education in the secondary schools in Tulkarm Governorate, the study also identified the impact of the study variables (gender, educational qualification, experience, and the ability to use the computer) on the attitudes of teachers. The researchers used the descriptive analytical method, the study sample consisted of (83) male and female teachers (36) of them are female teachers and the remaining others (47) are male teachers, the researchers used a questionnaire which consists of (35) items, which were applied in the second semester of the academic year (2019/2020) ).The results of the study showed that the attitudes of the sample members towards e-learning were medium average, the results of the study showed that there were many differences in the attitudes according to the gender variable and in favor of males, and no differences appeared or emerged according to other variables. The researchers presented many recommendations and suggestions, the most important of them are: holding scientific courses, and seminars with the aim of spreading awareness and knowledge of e-learning and its benefits on the educational process and encouraging teachers to practice different types of e-learning, as well as studying students' attitudes toward using e-learning. 
External Factors Affecting the Governance and Strategic Directions of Higher Education Institutions in the United Arab Emirates Year of publication: 2022 Author: Ghassan A. Al-Qaimari Corporate author: University of Fujairah Since its inception in 1971, the UAE has worked to establish a modern and diverse system of higher education. In a short period of time, the UAE overcame many obstacles to emerge as an important educational center in the region, attracting foreign students, academics, and higher education institutions wishing to be present in this region of the world. In this research, we describe higher education in the United Arab Emirates: we describe the types of higher education institutions in the country, and the official bodies regulating higher education (Regulators), and we talk about the vision of the country's leadership for scientific research and the development of educational institutions, as expressed in the National Agendas related to technology and scientific research and higher education. How is the governance of higher education institutions affected by these factors? The research focuses on the educational institutions’ keeping pace with the future challenges of the rapid development of science and technology, what is known today as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and how this revolution, whose features have begun to take shape, will affect the strategic directions of educational institutions and the governance of higher education institutions in the UAE in the twenty-first century. 
The Impact Of The Iraqi Maliki School On The Islamic Maghreb Countries School Year of publication: 2022 Author: Bougaltia Mounir The importance of studying, due to the characteristics of the two schools and their role in preserving the Maliki doctrine and jurisprudence, as there is a relationship between them, Through this relationship, what is the extent of the influence of the Iraqi Maliki school on the Islamic Maghreb countries school? The study aims to show the impact of the Iraqi school on the Islamic Maghreb countries school in several aspects, To reach these goals, I choosed the descriptive-analytical approach in the global, and in some places I used the inductive approach, among the most important results that it reached: that the Iraqi Maliki school had an impact on the Islamic Maghreb countries school in several aspects: whether it was related to narrating their books, explaining them and taking care of them. 
Causes And Dimensions Of Child Labor Year of publication: 2020 Author: Fatima Kharshuf The phenomenon of child labor has spread throughout the countries of the world greatly, where there are many factors that push children to work, among them the social factor represented in poverty and the low standard of living, the educational factor, and it appears through the spread of illiteracy and families' ignorance of the importance of education for them and their children. The economic is reflected in the deterioration of the level of development, the spread of unemployment, and the factor of instability Where do we observe the effect of wars on children, where wars and economic crises cause displacement and migration that forces children to work, and there is the legal factor that shows the weakness of states in carrying out their responsibility to impose laws that prevent child labor And the punishment of those who violate it. Child labor affects the child wherever it hinders his psychological, emotional and physical development, as well as affects countries through their influence on society where an unbalanced society results in its formation, and the most important effect of the phenomenon is the economic dimension where the early integration of the child does not contribute to The labor market is to achieve positive results, but it is a losing investment on all levels.