ICT Integration Across Education Systems: The experience of Jordan in educational reform

Governments worldwide spend large proportions of their budgets on integrating ICT across their education systems, and the government of Jordan is no exception. However, in the MENA region there are warnings of a serious and widening gap between current schooling outcomes and the skills required for effective participation in globalised workplaces. Therefore, the Jordanian education system has implemented two major reform projects: Education Reform for the Knowledge Economy (ERfKE), and the Jordan Education Initiative (JEI). The two initiatives aim to equip both the education system and its students with skills and knowledge in order to participate effectively in the information age. This book sheds light on the role of several layers of the Jordanian education system in planning and implementing ICT initiatives and discusses issues associated with each layer during the uptake of ICT. The book provides an insight for policy makers and educators who make decisions and implement ICT-based educational reform projects.