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Tiêu đề
Balancing Cultures at the American University of Kuwait
Tác giả
Kelly M.
Năm xuất bản
2011
Source title
Journal of Arabian Studies
Số trích dẫn
6
DOI
10.1080/21534764.2011.630893
Liên kết
Tóm tắt
The large numbers of Western educational institutions that have recently opened in the Arabian Gulf are largely transplants from abroad. The American University of Kuwait (AUK) is unique in that it is a locally owned, for-profit liberal arts institution, operating under Kuwaiti laws and regulations. The educational, cultural and administrative structure, methods and standards, however, are explicitly based on the American model of higher learning. American expectations and Kuwaiti realities are examined in the areas of governance, finance, research opportunities and academic standards. Only seven years old, AUK is still a work in progress as it seeks international accreditation while being subject to close government supervision. © 2011, Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Từ khóa
American University of Kuwait; Gulf; higher education; Kuwait; universities
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Nơi xuất bản
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Hình thức xuất bản
Article
Open Access
Nguồn
Scopus