Cover -- Preface -- Contents -- Figure -- Tables -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One - Introduction -- Data and Methods -- Study Limitations -- Monograph Organization -- Chapter Two - Overview of Qatar and the Policy Context -- Brief History -- Population -- Education -- Economy and Industry -- Employment -- Summary -- Chapter Three - Skill and Occupational Demands -- Current and Future Needs -- Implications for Education and Training -- Patterns of Education and Employment -- What Do Young Qataris Do After Secondary School? -- What Do Secondary School Seniors Aspire to? -- Summary and Key Findings -- Chapter Four - Qataris Who Do Not Pursue Post-SecondaryEducation -- Labor Market Outcomes for Those with Secondary andPost-Secondary Degrees -- Backgrounds and Attitudes Toward Work and School ofThose with Secondary and Post-Secondary Degrees -- Reasons for Not Pursuing Post-Secondary Schooling -- Possible Benefits from Acquiring Certain Skills -- Characteristics of Students Planning Not to PursuePost-Secondary Studies -- Summary and Key Findings -- Chapter Five - Education and Training Provision -- What Higher Education Programs Are Being Offered? -- Background on Higher Education Investment -- Enrollment -- Fields of Study and Degrees Offered in Qatar -- Scholarship System and Study Abroad -- Provision of Post-Secondary Training -- Do Offerings Relate to Demand for Skills in SpecificOccupations/Sectors? -- How Do Offerings Relate to Demand for Skills? -- Do Offered Opportunities Differ by Gender? -- Are There Gaps in the Offerings? -- Summary and Key Findings -- Chapter Six - Options for Providing New EducationalOpportunities -- Conceptual Approach -- Post-Secondary Investment Options -- Conceptual Costs and Benefits -- Costs and Benefits of Post-Secondary InvestmentOptions.

Gap: Limited Opportunities for Remedial Course WorkPrior to Admittance for University Study -- Gap: Limited Four-Year Degree Choices for High-AchievingStudents in Qatar Beyond Those Offered in Education City -- Gap: Lack of Master's Degrees in Career-Related Fields inQatar -- Coordination and Planning for Post-Secondary EducationInvestment -- Chapter Seven - Recommendations -- Recommendation One -- Recommendation Two -- Recommendation Three -- Prioritization -- Feasibility Study -- Conclusion -- Appendix A - Study Approach and Method -- Appendix B - Post-Secondary Degrees Offered in Qatar -- Appendix C - Training Providers in Qatar -- References.

The leadership of Qatar has a social and political vision that calls for improving the country's post-secondary education system. Qatar's Supreme Education Council asked RAND to conduct a one-year study to assess whether the current post-secondary education opportunities in Qatar are aligned with the nation's social and economic goals, and to help articulate priorities for developing post-secondary educational opportunities, either in Qatar or through financed study abroad. The study determined that occupational demands are in the professional, technical, and sales and service occupations for men, and in the professional and clerical occupations for women. Overall, the pattern of demand favors individuals with some post-secondary education. However, education and career choices, especially for men, are somewhat misaligned with demand. There are numerous post-secondary offerings in Qatar to prepare Qataris for work in high-demand fields at the undergraduate level, but not for graduate studies. The study also identified other gaps in the provision of education, and developed several options for addressing them. The recommended investments for consideration are as follows: (1) to address the currently limited opportunities available to Qataris who need further course work before going on to university studies, consider establishing a government-sponsored community college; (2) to address the limited choices in four-year degrees available to high-achieving students beyond the degrees offered in Education City, consider recruiting a top liberal arts college or developing an honors program at Qatar University; and (3) to address the lack of master's degrees being offered in fields essential to Qatar's social and economic progress, consider expanding Education City's offerings or restructuring Qatar University programs. The study also recommended that a

financial-aid program for adults be started and that an overarching strategy of investment be developed for post-secondary education before any investments are made.

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