Welcome to the Al Qasimi Foundation’s Publications Library
As part of our mission of supporting the social, cultural, and economic development of our emirate and nation, our various initiatives, opportunities, and platforms are designed to encourage innovative, high-quality research and data-driven best practices and agendas. To accomplish this, the Foundation conducts, supports, collaborates on and publishes research related to our priority areas of education, arts and culture, public health, community development, and philanthropy.
Higher education is center stage in current debates about competitiveness of countries in the global economy. The United Arab Emirates currently pursues an Education Hub strategy, pioneered by ...
The aflaj waterworks of Ras Al Khaimah are a testament to human ingenuity, yet they have largely been abandoned due to declining water tables, waning date palm cultivation, and lack of maintenance. ...
Language policy in the UAE focuses on expanding the use of Arabic. But in reality, financial and academic incentives impact the language choices of nationals and non-nationals, and both groups’ ...
This policy brief, published by T20, discusses how methods of addressing inequality in education are generally based on a one-size-fits-all model that has predominantly focused on girls’ education. ...
Adequate and affordable housing is a basic human need, and in the UAE, housing is treated as a right of every Emirati national. This study examines the efficacy of the two national housing programs ...
Presentations at the Gulf Comparative Education Society's (GCES) Eighth Biannual Symposium “Public, Private, and Philanthropy: Exploring the Impact of New Actors on Education in the GCC” discussed ...
How are low-income Emiratis doing in secondary schools in the UAE? This study uses PISA 2015 data to look at students’ performance by key characteristics, including: family wealth, home and school ...
By analyzing the abundant microorganisms in the naturally occurring mangroves of Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE, this policy paper discusses the feasibility of a future where the emirate invests in ...
Medical workforce governance in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a significant and timely topic. Issues of professional recruitment, retention, and integration require attention, as the majority of ...
This policy paper offers a number of recommendations related to furthering cancer research in the United Arab Emirates and Arab Gulf region for the benefit of citizens, residents, and those impacted ...
Although the incidence and death rates from breast cancer are lower in the UAE compared to Western countries, there is a noticeable upward trend in both rates among Emirati women with more aggressive ...
This policy paper explains the growth and motivations behind various stakeholder involvement in Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) and examines current SIB activities across sectors, particularly education.
Perhaps more than any other emirate, Ras Al Khaimah's urban and rural environments convey the aura of authenticity sought by many visitors to the region. The emirate contains numerous sites of ...
This policy paper discusses the benefits of arts education. The goals of the research were to 1) identify educational and community benefits to art and arts education; 2) conduct a nationwide survey ...
This policy paper examines teacher satisfaction and public perceptions of teachers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), drawing on the detailed findings of the Al Qasimi Foundation's Visiting Scholar ...
The results of international assessments suggest that Arab students are falling behind students in other countries in terms of their academic performance and reading comprehension levels. Research ...
Lack of English proficiency among secondary school graduates is a significant issue in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as English is the medium of instruction in federal universities. Due to this, ...
This Fact Sheet provides an overview of the education sector in the United Arab Emirates, and in particular, Ras Al Khaimah. It outlines the history of the development of formal education in the ...
Obesity is a problem of epidemic proportions around the globe and has reached alarming levels in the Arab Gulf countries. It is now recognized that intergenerational effects of poor diet on ...
This paper examines teacher satisfaction in the United Arab Emirates. First, it examines the overall level of professional satisfaction among teachers in Abu Dhabi using data from the OECD’s 2013 ...
With an increasing emphasis on youth development and employability in the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has made a substantial effort to re-imagine and reform its public education ...
The Gulf Comparative Education Society (GCES) held its seventh annual symposium under the sponsorship of the Arab Open University Kuwait, the Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy ...
In the Arab World, and in the Gulf in particular, the father has traditionally occupied a unique and integral place, both in his own family and in his wider kinship networks. While much has been ...
Teacher quality is often considered one possible factor affecting student achievement. However, existing research has typically focused on easily observable measures such as teachers' content ...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a rapidly developing country. According to a common assumption in media and scholarship, however, this development has come with a price: The UAE’s expanding ...
Drawing on survey and interview data, this policy brief examines perceptions of professional development among public school teachers in the UAE. It explores what types of professional development ...
Despite the United Arab Emirates's (UAE) growing philanthropic sector, there has been no aggregation of information related to state-funded foundations’ various missions, and information on ...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is rapidly growing as an international hub for higher education. The tertiary education sector of Ras Al Khaimah has expanded through a combination of public investment ...
How do young people make judgments about what is right and ethical? The challenge of cultivating ethical citizens is one that every community faces, yet it has received only limited research ...
In 2010, the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) spent a quarter of its total healthcare budget to send its citizens abroad for medical treatment. These patients are participants in a phase ...
This Fact Sheet provides an overview of the urban development projects that have occurred and are being planned within the United Arab Emirates, particularly Ras Al Khaimah, addressing industrial ...
Over the last three decades, continued expatriate population growth across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar has created an unprecedented demand for private education. However, a combination ...
This policy paper describes some key characteristics of the male English teachers working in government schools in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and discusses the policy implications of ...
This study examined Emirati job satisfaction using an online survey to understand Emirati under-employment in the private sector. To date, double-digit Emirati youth unemployment has plagued the UAE ...
As the United Arab Emirates's (UAE) population continues to expand rapidly, public health care represents an important priority for the nation. This Fact Sheet introduces readers to the medical and ...
While researchers have studied the nature and implications of private education provision in the United Kingdom, United States, and other high-income states, no such research has been done in the UAE ...
The purpose of this report and the supporting research is to examine the status of professional development priorities, policies, and practices in Ras Al Khaimah higher education institutions and to ...
Throughout recent history, dependency on temporary foreign workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has steadily increased. In the education sector, Arab expatriate teachers account for a ...
The Gulf Comparative Education Society (GCES) held its fifth annual symposium under the sponsorship of the Higher Colleges of Technology, the Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy ...
In its 2021 Vision, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government prioritizes the development of a “knowledge economy” to replace its current oil-driven one. National human capital must be fostered in ...
Arabic for "top of the tent," Ras Al Khaimah represents an emirate with a rich history and dynamic presence. As the northernmost emirate continues to develop, this document acquaints readers with Ras ...
International research has shown that teachers’ active support is of crucial importance if large-scale education reform is to be implemented effectively. For that reason, a detailed investigation of ...
The commercial developments lining the coasts of the Arabian Peninsula have various implications for the environment. This paper is interested in the relationship between residents' perceptions of ...
The Urban Development Lab undertaken in this study is an innovative process that uses perception studies to capture the “tacit knowledge” of the city’s residents with regard to their perceptions and ...
This book presents a comprehensive, nuanced view of gender and education in the context of resource-rich monarchies of the Arabian Gulf, namely, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, ...
The fastest-growing economy in the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has a private sector capable of creating tens of thousands of new jobs every year. Yet, many Emiratis prefer to remain ...
In educational literature set in Western contexts, student performance is linked to positive family involvement and home environment; however, literature on the educational experience of college ...
The Gulf Comparative Education Society (GCES) held its fourth annual symposium under the sponsorship of the Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research in collaboration with the ...
The movement of many Arab countries toward knowledge-based economic development requires the transition to more effective skills formation systems. This paper proposes an institutionalist approach to ...
As with many historical sites in the Gulf region, the urban regeneration of the Old Town district of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE) presents a challenge in maintaining the balance between ...
The impact of socioeconomic status, family, and school experiences on the school continuation decision has been well-documented in Western literature. To date, however, no empirical studies have been ...
This study documents the experiences of first-year male Emirati students at a college of higher education in a rural location of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Using the metaphor of a cultural ...
This policy paper addresses the question of how well quality assurance systems support the quality of international branch campuses (IBCs) in the United Arab Emirates. There are different systems of ...
The Gulf Comparative Education Society (GCES) organized its third annual symposium under the sponsorship of the Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research and in collaboration with ...
This working paper presents the results of an intensive case study of education reform to support the development of a post-petroleum, knowledge-based economy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The ...
This policy paper describes the role of United Arab Emirates (UAE) universities in local networks to support research and innovation. U.A.E. leaders have recently stated their intentions to develop a ...
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other surrounding Gulf Arab nations, an increasing number of males are opting out of higher education. In the UAE, fewer than 30% of students attending public ...
The countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have been able to achieve rapid economic growth over the past 40 years, which has largely been the result of revenue from vast reserves of oil and ...
Heaviness and obesity have become as much of an epidemic worldwide as they are in North America, affecting approximately 1 in 10 children. This brief examines the issue of children’s becoming ...
Schooling is widely acknowledged as one of the key arenas in which the basic economic, social, and political attitudes of a population take root. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), much tends to be ...
