Higher Education in the Arab World: Government and Governance (Adnan Badran, Elias Baydoun, John R. Hillman, Eds.)

Abstract

The Arab world has more than 700 public and private universities that enroll more than 13 million students and have 183,000 faculty members. Higher Education in the Arab World: Government and Governance, edited by Adnan Badran, Elias Baydoun, and John R. Hillman, addresses the issue of education in the Arab context from the perspective of the lower
standing of Arab universities in international ranking tables and the relative weakness of the Arab economies relative to those of the West. The volume’s topics range from the need for urgent change in Arab universities because of the unique challenges they face to potential pathways to a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship and improved government and governance in these institutions. The individual chapters for the most part shed light on essential aspects of higher education in Arab and Western countries to identify key challenges, update the current status of the issues, and offer possible models and solutions to address the underperformance of Arab universities.