Awad Ibrahim is Professor at the Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa, Canada.Osman Z. Barnawi is Professor at the Royal Commission Colleges and Institutes, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.

• Introduction: The Pulse of Higher Education in the Arabian GulfAwad Ibrahim and Osman Z. BarnawiPart 1: Critical Historical Archaeology of Higher Education in the GCC1. Seven Decades of Higher Education in Saudi Arabia: A Foucauldian GenealogyAbdullah Alshakhi 2. The History of Higher Education in Kuwait Abbas Al-Shammari 3. A Historical Archaeology of Higher Education in the Sultanate of Oman: A Critical Social and Education Policy Perspective Ali M. Al-Issa and Noor Al-Najjar 4. History of Higher Education in Qatar: A GenealogyWafaa Morsy and Awad Ibrahim 5. The Coming of Age in UAE Higher Education: The March of the Young Nation to a Postmodern EraNegmeldin Omer Alsheikh 6. Higher Education in Bahrain: Current Trends, Successes, Challenges and Future PossibilitiesPaul MacLeod Part 2: Higher Education in the Arabian Gulf Region Today7. Development of Higher Education in BahrainAizhan Shomotova and Tatiana Karabchuk 8. Higher Education in Saudi Arabia: A Vehicle for Global Promotion and AdvancementSulaiman Jenkins 9. Development of the Higher Education in the UAE: Challenges and Current AchievementsAizhan Shomotova and Tatiana Karabchuk 10. Negotiating between Cultural and Academic Values: Undergraduate Education Choices and Divisions in the State of QatarSara Hillman 11. Development of the Higher Education System in KuwaitAizhan Shomotova and Tatiana Karabchuk 12. Higher Education in the Sultanate of Oman Today Fatma Al Kaf and Ali M. Al-IssaPart 3: Comparing, Contrasting and Projecting a Future of Higher Education in the Arabian Gulf13. Epilogue: The Pulse of the Development of Higher Education across the Gulf Countries in the Era of Neoliberalism: Conclusion, Limitations and Future ProspectsHabib Bouagada

Awad Ibrahim is Professor at the Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa, Canada.Osman Z. Barnawi is Professor at the Royal Commission Colleges and Institutes, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.

• Introduction: The Pulse of Higher Education in the Arabian GulfAwad Ibrahim and Osman Z. BarnawiPart 1: Critical Historical Archaeology of Higher Education in the GCC1. Seven Decades of Higher Education in Saudi Arabia: A Foucauldian GenealogyAbdullah Alshakhi 2. The History of Higher Education in Kuwait Abbas Al-Shammari 3. A Historical Archaeology of Higher Education in the Sultanate of Oman: A Critical Social and Education Policy Perspective Ali M. Al-Issa and Noor Al-Najjar 4. History of Higher Education in Qatar: A GenealogyWafaa Morsy and Awad Ibrahim 5. The Coming of Age in UAE Higher Education: The March of the Young Nation to a Postmodern EraNegmeldin Omer Alsheikh 6. Higher Education in Bahrain: Current Trends, Successes, Challenges and Future PossibilitiesPaul MacLeod Part 2: Higher Education in the Arabian Gulf Region Today7. Development of Higher Education in BahrainAizhan Shomotova and Tatiana Karabchuk 8. Higher Education in Saudi Arabia: A Vehicle for Global Promotion and AdvancementSulaiman Jenkins 9. Development of the Higher Education in the UAE: Challenges and Current AchievementsAizhan Shomotova and Tatiana Karabchuk 10. Negotiating between Cultural and Academic Values: Undergraduate Education Choices and Divisions in the State of QatarSara Hillman 11. Development of the Higher Education System in KuwaitAizhan Shomotova and Tatiana Karabchuk 12. Higher Education in the Sultanate of Oman Today Fatma Al Kaf and Ali M. Al-IssaPart 3: Comparing, Contrasting and Projecting a Future of Higher Education in the Arabian Gulf13. Epilogue: The Pulse of the Development of Higher Education across the Gulf Countries in the Era of Neoliberalism: Conclusion, Limitations and Future ProspectsHabib Bouagada

Awad Ibrahim is Professor at the Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa, Canada.Osman Z. Barnawi is Professor at the Royal Commission Colleges and Institutes, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.

• Introduction: The Pulse of Higher Education in the Arabian GulfAwad Ibrahim and Osman Z. BarnawiPart 1: Critical Historical Archaeology of Higher Education in the GCC1. Seven Decades of Higher Education in Saudi Arabia: A Foucauldian GenealogyAbdullah Alshakhi 2. The History of Higher Education in Kuwait Abbas Al-Shammari 3. A Historical Archaeology of Higher Education in the Sultanate of Oman: A Critical Social and Education Policy Perspective Ali M. Al-Issa and Noor Al-Najjar 4. History of Higher Education in Qatar: A GenealogyWafaa Morsy and Awad Ibrahim 5. The Coming of Age in UAE Higher Education: The March of the Young Nation to a Postmodern EraNegmeldin Omer Alsheikh 6. Higher Education in Bahrain: Current Trends, Successes, Challenges and Future PossibilitiesPaul MacLeod Part 2: Higher Education in the Arabian Gulf Region Today7. Development of Higher Education in BahrainAizhan Shomotova and Tatiana Karabchuk 8. Higher Education in Saudi Arabia: A Vehicle for Global Promotion and AdvancementSulaiman Jenkins 9. Development of the Higher Education in the UAE: Challenges and Current AchievementsAizhan Shomotova and Tatiana Karabchuk 10. Negotiating between Cultural and Academic Values: Undergraduate Education Choices and Divisions in the State of QatarSara Hillman 11. Development of the Higher Education System in KuwaitAizhan Shomotova and Tatiana Karabchuk 12. Higher Education in the Sultanate of Oman Today Fatma Al Kaf and Ali M. Al-IssaPart 3: Comparing, Contrasting and Projecting a Future of Higher Education in the Arabian Gulf13. Epilogue: The Pulse of the Development of Higher Education across the Gulf Countries in the Era of Neoliberalism: Conclusion, Limitations and Future ProspectsHabib Bouagada