Internationalizing Al-Azhar’s Pioneering Education in Light of the Requirements of the International Labor Market: Science Education as a Model

Abdul-Qader, Essam Mohammad; Abdul-Qader, Maha Mohammad Ahmad; El-Far, Shady Mohamed El-Desouky

doi:10.21608/jsrep.2022.317844

Internationalizing Al-Azhar’s Pioneering Education in Light of the Requirements of the International Labor Market: Science Education as a Model

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Curriculum and Instruction Department Faculty of Education for Boys in Cairo - Al-Azhar University.

² Fundamentals of Education Faculty of Education for Girls in Cairo - Al-Azhar University.

10.21608/jsrep.2022.317844

Abstract

This research aimed to develop a suggested proposal based on the requirements of the international labor market which may contribute to enhancing the education of natural sciences among learners, accompanied by executive mechanisms that emerged from the intellectual framework and the research vision and its field results. The research used the descriptive approach to investigate the theoretical research variables with the aim of revealing the degree of availability, importance, and the existing link between them and the dimensions of internationalization of Al-Azhar’s pioneering education in light of the requirements of the international labor market from the viewpoint of experts in natural sciences education. The research Instruments included a questionnaire tackling the first points (the international movement of natural science mentors and teachers - natural sciences curricula and activities - internationalization of action research - development of entrepreneurial skills), with the aim of attaining a future vision for the internationalization of Al-Azhar’s pioneering education in light of the requirements of the international labor market from the viewpoint of natural science education experts through the proposed scenario. The results of the research concluded that the responses of the target sample as a whole recorded a relative weight at a weak level. The suggested proposal was developed in light of the mechanisms activated in light of the dimensions of internationalization. the research recommended the necessity of a total review of the natural sciences curricula and the development of an ambitious strategy to develop them in accordance with the requirements of the international labor market.

Keywords

References

Abu Sufyan, Z, Bouacha, M. (2021). The availability of requirements for internationalization of higher education at Jijel University from the perspective of faculty members at the Faculty of Economic and Commercial Sciences and Management. Al-Wahat Journal of Research and Studies, 14(3), 884-907.

Bahiry, N. A. N., Al-Ajmi, M. H. A., El-Mahdi, M. S. T. (2021). Requirements for internationalization of education in teacher education colleges as an approach to achieving professionalization of teaching. Mansoura College of Education Journal, 115(4), 2016-2036.

Barbary, M. A. A., El-Fawakri, M. A. M., Al-Ghamri, A. G. M. I. (2022). Digital transformation and the requirements for internationalization of higher education institutions in Egypt and Finland: A comparative study. Journal of Young Researchers in Educational Sciences, (12), 351-391.

Al-Jasser, G. B. A. (2020). Requirements for internationalization of distance higher education from the perspective of faculty members in Saudi universities. Journal of Education, 2(188), 257-292.

Al-Hadithi, I. B. I., Ghanem, E. J. S. (2013). Internationalization of higher education institutions: Nature and approaches - an analytical reading of some contemporary international experiences and practices. Journal of Education, 2(155), 551-616.

Shahin, N. A. M., Radwan, H. A. M., Ali, N. H. H. S. (2020). A proposed vision for the development of Egyptian higher education in light of the requirements for internationalization of education. College of Education Journal, 31(122), 358-380.

Al-Amer, A. B. M. A. (2017). Building academic partnerships for postgraduate educational programs in Saudi universities in light of internationalization models of higher education: A proposed vision. Conference Proceedings: The Role of Saudi Universities in Activating Vision 2030, Al-Qassim: Al-Qassim University, 162-200.

Abdel-Al, A. M. A. (2018). Internationalization of higher education in South Korea and Japan and the potential for benefiting from them in Egyptian universities. College of Education Journal, 34(12), 1-56.

Abdel-Qader, M. M. A. M. (2016). Internationalization of Al-Azhar University education in light of knowledge-based economy from the perspective of faculty members. Journal of King Khalid University for Educational Sciences, 3(1), 87-110.

Eissa, T. A. A. H. A. (2016). Modern trends in internationalization of higher education and the potential for benefiting from them in Egypt. Journal of Education, 1(167), 11-104.

Ghanem, E. J. S. (2015). Contemporary global trends in internationalization of higher education: An analytical study. Journal of Educational Sciences, (23), 598-642.

Gobour, A. A. S. S. (2018). A proposed vision for activating internationalization of education at Mansoura University in light of modern trends in internationalization of higher education. College of Education Journal, 33(4), 72-135.

El-Faqi, M. A. M. A. (2017). Internationalization of Higher Education: An Approach to Achieving Egypt's Vision in Higher Education 2030. Journal of Education College, 32(4), 62-145.

El-Fawwaz, N. (2020). Universities' orientation to achieve competitive advantage by relying on the principles of higher education internationalization in line with the requirements of NEOM project objectives. Jordanian Journal of Educational Sciences, 16(4), 399-414.

Mohamed, H. A. A. R. (2019). Internationalization of higher education as an approach to enhance egypt's soft power in light of some international experiences. Arab Studies in Education and Psychology, (112), 239-407.

Mohamed, R. R. (2016). Internationalization of Education Between the Cultural Globalization Hammer and the Linguistic Hegemony Anvil: A Proposed Model for Internationalizing Environmental Education Curricula in Egyptian Universities. The 23rd Annual Scientific Conference: Education and Progress in North America Countries, Cairo: Egyptian Association for Comparative Education and Educational Administration and Ain Shams University - Faculty of Education, 149-172.

Mohamed, M. A. H. H. (2014). Internationalization of Higher Education as an Approach to Increase the Competitiveness of Egyptian Universities: Opinions of a Sample of Faculty Members in Some Egyptian Universities. Journal of Education, 29(113), 141-218.

Mostafa, A. H., & El-Gohary, W. S. (2019). Proposed Mechanisms to Improve the Effectiveness of Internationalizing Higher Education in Egypt in Light of the Experience of the United States of America. Journal of Education College, 73(1), 474-555.

Matar, M. M. I. (2021). Internationalization of Higher Education as a Gateway to Meeting the Anticipated Labor Market Needs: A Proposed Conceptualization. Journal of Education, 83, 1160-1224.

Nassif, M. Y. H. A. S. (2021). Requirements for Internationalizing Technical Secondary Education between Egypt and Arab Countries. Education World, 72(3), 196-218.

ثالثاً: المراجع الأجنبية:
- Bashshur, M. (2007). The Impact of Golbalization on Higher Education and Research in the Arab States. In: The Impact of globalization on Higher Education and Research in the Arab States Selected proceedings, Regional Research Seminar, Morocco, 25_26
- Jiang, X. (2012). The internationalization of higher education in an era of globalization: A case study of a national research university in an emerging municipality in southwest china. PhD dissertation, University of Southern California, United States--California. Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: Full Text. (Publication No. AAT 3542432).
- Linhan, C. (2012). Internationalization of higher education and its market-taking international college as an example. Higher Education Studies, 2 (1), 65-69.
- UNESCO, 2008.
- Watabe, Y. (2010). Japanese approaches to organizational internationalization of universities: A case study of three national university corporations. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Minnesota, United States -- Minnesota. Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: Full Text. (Publication No. AAT 3403428).