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pp_final_1.pptxEFFECTIVE SCHOOLS IN KSA AND USA
A comparison of the education systems
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I am school manager . I am a graduate student at .
I will present my research paper about effective school in KSA and USA.
Education
Drives development
Predictor of future status in the global arena
Invest in education in order to improve its effectiveness
Education is among the most important economic components for any country’s development . A country’s educational system is a valid predictor of its future status in the global arena. Governments, private institutions and individuals invest in education in order to improve its effectiveness and work force.
What are the keys to effective education?
Has high expectation for success
Strong leadership (both administratively and academically)
Proper student monitoring (enabled by low teacher to student ratio)
Provision of an orderly and safe environment for learning
Has opportunities for learning
Is focused on a specific mission
There is no agreement concerning keys to excellent educational performance, when viewed from a global perspective. According to one researcher “effective schools are determined by resources, class size, staff training, salaries, accessibility to textbooks, learning equipment and facilities, types of instructions and processes, curriculum, and student awards” (Hein et al., 2015, p 2248).
PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN KSA
Solely funded by government
Teachers are trained and hired by the Ministry of Education
Textbooks must be approved and distributed by the Ministry of Education
Curriculum is based on Sharia law
Madrasa, religious education, is a crucial part of the system
In KSA, the government funds all the schools. The Ministry of education trains and hires all teachers. All textbooks are approved and provided by the government. The curriculum is based on Sharia law and Madrasa, religious education.
In KSA school leadership has always been more centralized and handled by the Ministry of Education. As of 2010, KSA adopted a new strategy for a complete makeover of their school. It began by s by examining prior leadership and its responsibilities, This includes looking at the school environment, exploring possibilities of changing and or redefining goals, functions, and roles of the Ministry of Education, districts, and schools, Before these changes, the Ministry of Education controlled the curriculum, activities, learning methods, and staff..
PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN USA
Funded by local communities, state authorities, and federal funding
Federal funding is minimal
Local school districts makes decisions guided by standards
Allows diversity in religion, culture, race
Public schools in the USA are funded by local and state funds with some funding coming from the federal government. Decisions about the curriculum, books, teachers, buildings, and are made by the local school districts. The state helps to ensure the decisions are based on the standards for effective schools and establishes state guidelines for the schools to follow.
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Offer competition to the public system
A source of development and subversion of regulations especially in areas of the curriculum
KSA’s private schools are privately owned and offer international curriculum.
Private schools offer competition to the public system. Many times private schools do not have to follow the “rules” public schools have to follow. They provide choices for families. In the KSA the private schools are being supported by the government’s commitment to provide quality education to its citizens. As a result, private education has received support especially in monetary form. Many of the private schools now offer international recognizable curriculums and are preferred to the ones offered in public schools. Most private schools are owned by wealthy business families and located in the more wealthy areas of Saudi Arabia.
Educational Challenges in the USA
Lack of centralization makes education more difficult to manage.
Competition amongst schools makes collaboration difficult.
The current system is stifling innovation.
Lack of corporal punishment may have led to the increase in disrespectful attitudes towards teachers.
Problems affecting families tend to impair learning.
The USA has its own problems. From my perspective of the research the lack of a central governing agency makes it difficult to manage all schools. Because schools appear to compete against each other they are not able to collaborate with each other. The current system is stifling innovation. Some suggest that since the removal of corporal punishment discipline problems increase. The problems families are facing often affect learning. These issues are doubtful because there is no consensus on what works best for education in the USA.
Educational Challenges in KSA
Government involvement limits development in the national curriculum.
Some religious teachings affect education of women (such as the exclusion of sports in for girls in schools).
There is a low rate of acceptance of new policies in the educational sector.
Rote learning (especially in Madrasa) makes it difficult for students to thrive in international higher education.
One major challenge is the KSA’s commitment to Islam and the Islamic teachings of the Quran. Its culture is unyielding of change and this s highly supported by its religion. Therefore, interactions with world cultures that include the ability to try new ways that are different from its own culture, and mixing and forming relationships with cultures they choose not to recognize, presents problems for the KSA, and has a direct implication on educational studies.
Moreover the country has continued to be governed by a set of rules that are unique and different from other cultures. The Saudi government is unwilling to accept these changes, making reforms slower to implement.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Both the private and public schools are critical in the development of the education sector.
In the KSA, private schools are leading in development by offering an international curriculum and empowering females.
In the USA public schools accommodate the diversity of the American population.
For both countries, competition between the public and private educational sector brings growth.
In the KSA, both public and private schools are needed. In public schools the problem of centralization has caused little development in the curriculum. While the government advocates a strict curriculum in public schools, private schools may provide more variety in the curriculum for students. It is reported that the larger number of private schools offer international curriculums.
Female education is still a problem in the KSA. The rules are stricter for females which affects the quality of education. With private education, flexibility in curriculum helps alleviate challenges and gives female students equal opportunity to male counterparts
Studies have shown that public schools perform better than private schools Regardless, the need for both institutions cannot be overemphasized.
CONCLUSION
Education is vital to a country’s growth and development.
KSA private schools increasing in number.
Private schools offer competition to the centralized public schools.
By law the USA public school have to accommodate diversity in culture, religion, and other causes.
Both systems have strengths and weaknesses that make them unique.
The educational system and the way it is operated has an impact on the development of the country. On one hand, private schools in the KSA are slowly on the rise as they offer competition to the centralized public system of learning. Contrarily, by law the public sector in the USA offers accommodation for diversity in culture, religion and other causes. Both systems have strengths and weaknesses that make them unique. In the long run, a combination of both may be the best.
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