Educational Leadership: Challenges in United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues to reform its educational system to enhance the country’s ability to compete in the rapidly emerging global economy. This paper examines the development of the UAE’s educational system and/or the educational reformation movement. Additionally, this paper also examines the importance of educational leadership to the future of the UAE and the multiple factors influencing the nation’s ongoing reformation of its educational sector. The study utilizes a meta-analysis of the existing literature to identify major themes driving and/or shaping these changes. The findings are intended to foster a greater understanding of the nation’s efforts at educational reform and enlighten the findings of existing research.