Date of Award
4-2024
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy in Leadership and Policy Studies in Education
Department
Foundations of Education
First Advisor
Dr. Rashid Al Riyami
Second Advisor
Dr. Ahmed Al Kaabi
Abstract
This dissertation is concerned with the intricate dynamics of educational change in the UAE, particularly focusing on the impact of admission policy changes on students’ educational opportunities on higher educational institutions. The main objective of this dissertation is to critically evaluate the effectiveness of educational changes, specifically through the lens of revised admission policy, in enhancing the standards of higher education in the United Arab Emirates.
A quantitative research methodology using questionnaire was utilized in this research paper and PLS-SEM method with SmartPLS software was used for data analysis. The study investigates the effect of changing the admission policy on student educational opportunities in higher educational institutions in Abu Dhabi. The data analysis, showed support for Hypotheses H2, H3, and H4 but not H1, provides insightful implications in the context of the UAE's dynamic educational landscape. These insights of this study offers valuable guidance for educators and policymakers, emphasizing the need to consider student perspectives and readiness for change to ensure effective and beneficial educational changes. It contributes to a deeper understanding of the complexities in education reform and underlines the importance of comprehensive strategies that consider various stakeholder perspectives in the rapidly evolving educational landscape of the UAE.
Arabic Abstract
ﺗﺄﺛﯿﺮ ﺗﻐﯿﯿﺮ ﺳﯿﺎﺳﺔ اﻟﻘﺒﻮل ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻔﺮص اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻤﯿﺔ ﻟﻠﻄﻼب ﻓﻲ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺎت اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻢ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻲ ﻓﻲ أﺑﻮظﺒﻲ
ﺗﺘﻨﺎول ھﺬه اﻷطﺮوﺣﺔ اﻟﺪﯾﻨﺎﻣﯿﻜﯿﺎت اﻟﻤﻌﻘﺪة ﻟﻠﺘﻐﯿﯿﺮ اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻤﻲ ﻓﻲ اﻹﻣﺎرات اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ اﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪة، ﻣﻊ اﻟﺘﺮﻛﯿﺰ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﺧﺎص ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﺄﺛﯿﺮ ﺗﻐﯿﯿﺮات ﺳﯿﺎﺳﺔ اﻟﻘﺒﻮل ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻔﺮص اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻤﯿﺔ ﻟﻠﻄﻼب ﻓﻲ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺎت اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻢ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻲ. اﻟﮭﺪف اﻟﺮﺋﯿﺴﻲ ﻣﻦ ھﺬه اﻷطﺮوﺣﺔ ھﻮ ﺗﻘﯿﯿﻢ ﻓﻌﺎﻟﯿﺔ اﻟﺘﻐﯿﯿﺮات اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻤﯿﺔ، ﻻ ﺳﯿﻤﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل ﻣﻨﻈﻮر ﺳﯿﺎﺳﺔ اﻟﻘﺒﻮل اﻟﻤﻌﺪﻟﺔ، ﻓﻲ ﺗﻌﺰﯾﺰ ﻣﻌﺎﯾﯿﺮ اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻢ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻲ ﻓﻲ دوﻟﺔ اﻹﻣﺎرات اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ اﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪة.
ﺗﻢ اﺳﺘﺨﺪام ﻣﻨﮭﺠﯿﺔ اﻟﺒﺤﺚ اﻟﻜﻤﻲ ﺑﺎﺳﺘﺨﺪام اﻻﺳﺘﺒﯿﺎن ﻓﻲ ھﺬه اﻟﻮرﻗﺔ اﻟﺒﺤﺜﯿﺔ، وﻟﺘﺤﻠﯿﻞ اﻟﺒﯿﺎﻧﺎت ﺗﻢ اﺳﺘﺨﺪام ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ ﻟﺒﻨﺎء ﻧﻤﺎذج اﻟﺴﺒﯿﺒﺔ ﻣﺘﻌﺪدة اﻟﻤﺘﻐﯿﯿﺮات واﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺴﺘﺨﺪم ف اﻟﺒﯿﺎﻧﺎت اﻟﻤﻌﻘﺪة PLS-SEM. ﺑﺎﺳﺘﺨﺪام ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ SmartPLS. ﺗﺤﻘﻖ اﻟﺪراﺳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺗﺄﺛﯿﺮ ﺗﻐﯿﯿﺮ ﺳﯿﺎﺳﺔ اﻟﻘﺒﻮل ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻔﺮص اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻤﯿﺔ ﻟﻠﻄﻼب ﻓﻲ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺎت اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻢ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻲ ﻓﻲ أﺑﻮظﺒﻲ. أظﮭﺮ ﺗﺤﻠﯿﻞ اﻟﺒﯿﺎﻧﺎت، اﻟﺬي أﯾﺪ اﻟﻔﺮﺿﯿﺎت H2 و H3و H4وﻟﻜﻦ ﻟﯿﺲ H1، دﻻﻻت ﻣﺜﯿﺮة ﻟﻼھﺘﻤﺎم ﻓﻲ ﺳﯿﺎق اﻟﻤﺸﮭﺪ اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻤﻲ اﻟﺪﯾﻨﺎﻣﯿﻜﻲ ﻟﺪوﻟﺔ اﻹﻣﺎرات اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ اﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪة. ﺗﻘﺪم ھﺬه اﻷﻓﻜﺎر دﻟﯿﻼً ﻗﯿﻤﺎً ﻟﻠﺘﺮﺑﻮﯾﯿﻦ وﺻﻨﺎع اﻟﺴﯿﺎﺳﺎت، ﻣﺸﺪدة ﻋﻠﻰ ﺿﺮورة ﻣﺮاﻋﺎة وﺟﮭﺎت ﻧﻈﺮ اﻟﻄﻼب واﺳﺘﻌﺪادھﻢ ﻟﻠﺘﻐﯿﯿﺮ ﻟﻀﻤﺎن اﻟﺘﻐﯿﯿﺮات اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻤﯿﺔ اﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﺔ واﻟﻤﻔﯿﺪة. ﺗﺴﺎھﻢ ھﺬه اﻟﺪراﺳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻓﮭﻢ أﻋﻤﻖ ﻟﺘﻌﻘﯿﺪات إﺻﻼح وﺗﻐﯿﯿﺮ ﺳﯿﺎﺳﺎت اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻢ وﺗﺆﻛﺪ ﻋﻠﻰ أھﻤﯿﺔ اﺳﺘﺮاﺗﯿﺠﯿﺎت ﺷﺎﻣﻠﺔ ﺗﺄﺧﺬ ﻓﻲ اﻻﻋﺘﺒﺎر وﺟﮭﺎت ﻧﻈﺮ ﻣﺨﺘﻠﻒ أﺻﺤﺎب اﻟﻤﺼﻠﺤﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺸﮭﺪ اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻤﻲ ﺳﺮﯾﻊ اﻟﺘﻄﻮر ﻓﻲ اﻹﻣﺎرات اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ اﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪة.
Recommended Citation
Al Mansoori, Maha Khalifa, "THE IMPACT OF CHANGING THE ADMISSION POLICY ON STUDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN ABU DHABI HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS" (2024). Dissertations. 267.
https://scholarworks.uaeu.ac.ae/all_dissertations/267