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Reforming Undergraduate Statistics Education in the Arab World in the Era of Information
Journal of Statistics Education
  • Rafiq Hijazi, Zayed University
  • Ibrahim Alfaki, United Arab Emirates University
ORCID Identifiers

0000-0002-6895-9280

Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2-2020
Abstract

© 2020, © 2020 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor and Francis Group, LLC. This article is the first to thoroughly investigate the state of undergraduate statistics education in the Arab world. It discusses evidence with respect to the quality of education in general and statistics education in particular. Based on a survey of statistics programs in Arab universities, several issues pertaining to curriculum structure, pedagogical practices, and matching learning outcomes with labor market needs are discussed. The survey results reveal a gap between the undergraduate statistics programs in Arab universities and the international curriculum guidelines. This gap signals the urgent need for reforming and enhancing statistics education to address the needs of the labor market in this era of information. Recommendations and strategic reforms based on best international practices are outlined.

Publisher
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Disciplines
Keywords
  • Arab world,
  • ASA curriculum guidelines,
  • Statistics education,
  • Undergraduate statistics programs
Scopus ID

85083911853

Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
Yes
Open Access Type
Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series
Citation Information
Rafiq Hijazi and Ibrahim Alfaki. "Reforming Undergraduate Statistics Education in the Arab World in the Era of Information" Journal of Statistics Education Vol. 28 Iss. 1 (2020) p. 75 - 88 ISSN: <p><a href="https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/issn/1069-1898" target="_blank">1069-1898</a></p>
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/rafiq-hijazi/3/