TY - CHAP
T1 - Strategically planning the shift to a gulf knowledge society
T2 - The role of big data and mass education
AU - Wiseman, Alexander W.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The development of a knowledge society in the Arabian Gulf is a nested and contextualized process that relies upon the development of nationspecific knowledge economies and region-wide knowledge cultures. The role of internationally comparative education data and mass education systems in the Gulf as mechanisms for the development of knowledge economies, societies, and cultures are discussed and debated in relation to the unique contextual conditions countries operate within. The role of "big" data and mass education in creating expectations for achievement, accountability, and access is shown to significantly contribute to the development of knowledge societies by providing the infrastructure and capacity for sustainable change, which potentially leads to the institutionalization of knowledge acquisition, exchange, and creation in the Gulf and beyond.
AB - The development of a knowledge society in the Arabian Gulf is a nested and contextualized process that relies upon the development of nationspecific knowledge economies and region-wide knowledge cultures. The role of internationally comparative education data and mass education systems in the Gulf as mechanisms for the development of knowledge economies, societies, and cultures are discussed and debated in relation to the unique contextual conditions countries operate within. The role of "big" data and mass education in creating expectations for achievement, accountability, and access is shown to significantly contribute to the development of knowledge societies by providing the infrastructure and capacity for sustainable change, which potentially leads to the institutionalization of knowledge acquisition, exchange, and creation in the Gulf and beyond.
KW - Arabian gulf
KW - Knowledge culture
KW - Knowledge economy
KW - Knowledge society
KW - Large-scale education data
KW - Mass education
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84901449944&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/S1479-367920140000024020
DO - 10.1108/S1479-367920140000024020
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84901449944
SN - 9781783508334
T3 - International Perspectives on Education and Society
SP - 277
EP - 304
BT - Education for a Knowledge Society in Arabian Gulf Countries
PB - JAI Press
ER -