Experts Tackle Shortage of Male Emirati Teachers

DUBAI - Recent analysis by senior educational experts reveals a distinct gap between the number of male and female Emirati teachers in public schools.

By Staff Report

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Published: Tue 10 Feb 2009, 12:52 AM

Last updated: Thu 2 Apr 2015, 3:54 AM

Senior Lecturer of the Faculty of Education at the British University in Dubai, Martyn Quigley, has been awarded a substantial grant of Dh200,000 by the Emirates Foundation to collect and publish findings on the career aspirations of Emirati youth.

“It is encouraging to receive such strong support for the independent research conducted at the university,” said Dr. Abdulla Al Shamsi, Vice-Chancellor of BUiD. Al Shamsi added: “The ultimate aim of this project is to facilitate the country’s goal of increasing the number of Emirati teachers by 90 per cent over the next decade.”Statistics released by the Ministry of Education reveal that male Emirati teachers constitute only 11 per cent of total number of teachers in government boys’ schools nationwide. Human resource and educational experts believe a key influencing factor is the availability of qualified expat teaching resource at lower wages.

Spearheading research-based higher education, BUiD’s educational faculty encourages students pursuing master’s programmes in education to examine challenges faced in the country’s educational sphere.


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