ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses Arab educational systems are facing great challenges stemming from internal deficiencies that need the implementation of coherent policy options and highlights the threats and opportunities resulting from globalization. Maladjustment to development needs is the basic cause of educational institutions' defects in the Arab world. In fact, most Arab educational institutions have been modelled structurally and functionally on their counterparts in the advanced countries with less relevance to their environments and social needs. The quality of human resources is more than ever the determinant factor in the realm of globalization that ensures Arab countries' abilities to master the new economy and actively participate in its production and consumption. Education is also posited to result in improved health outcomes, lower mortality rates, and better nutrition. Using a multi-state population projection method for Arab countries, A. Goujon concluded that education policies and future levels for enrolment will be decisive in shaping future population composition and growth in all envisaged scenarios.
