It is not easy to manage and reform the educational system in Kuwait, as it is a complex entity in which learners, their parents, teachers, administrators, and politicians are involved as well. Therefore, we must simplify the framework of this system by adopting a set of policies that turn into action programs and initiatives that bring about parallel change in all sectors of the Ministry of Education, on the condition To have an effective approach (measurable and sustainable) accompanied by a strong and flexible legal apparatus.
Accordingly, educational political decision-makers in Kuwait, at a time when the educational system is slowly recovering from the Corona pandemic, must allocate sufficient time to demonstrate the effectiveness of the reforms that took place in previous years and to arrange upcoming priority options, which I am certain will not be easy at all, and all aspects of the process must also be paid attention to. In order to develop comprehensive, long-term educational and knowledge growth that supports the pillars of a knowledge-based economy.
I know that educational reform cannot be successful unless the choice and application of policies are elaborate, and this means introducing policies to strengthen, support, and care for early childhood, addressing fairness policies between the public and private education sector, supporting policies for diversifying education options, increasing policies for higher education, and developing policies To support education and vocational training, and to improve policies for the transition from education to the labor market. The same applies to policies that take into account the provision of attractive educational environments, updating policies for developing school leaders, fortifying the teaching profession, developing financing, renewing assessment and evaluation policies, and finally localizing governance policies. All of the aforementioned policies aim to anticipate the future and help decision-makers choose between alternatives to educational reform, based on comparative and contextual analysis. Then, an important matter that must be mentioned in this regard is related to the human capital in the corridors of the Ministry of Education, which is the large number of workers who have enormous scientific capabilities, in addition to their high skills, which were and still contribute effectively to job cohesion. Those energies, if properly employed and entrusted with participation in drawing up these policies, will contribute to the growth of the educational system and return it on the right track.
Dr. Khaled Al-Nafisi
Published in Al-Qabas newspaper
