INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

The Challenges of Incorporating ICT in the Saudi Arabian Education System

The Challenges of Incorporating ICT in the Saudi Arabian Education System

Introduction

New Information Technologies and Communications in the Saudi Arabian Education System have evolved dramatically in recent years, especially due to its ability to interconnect through the network. This new phase of development in the Saudi Arabian Education System will have a great impact on the organization of teaching and the process learning. In this connection, this paper will suggest a research design on which the research on monitoring and evaluation of ICT in education project of high school will be carried out.

Background of the Problem

The impact of new technologies and the demands of the new society in the Saudi Arabian Education System are being felt increasingly in the world of education. Education is changing from a secondary service to become the directing force of economic and social development. The knowledge society requires new workers and citizens (Grey 1999, pp. 33-65). These have to be autonomous, entrepreneurial, creative workers, caring citizens and socially active in the Saudi Arabian Education System. Imposing a radical change in the world of education and training since it requires a greater role for individual students. The labour market needs more and more flexible workers and freelancers. All of which is promoting the concept of "learning throughout life" and the need for integration between education and training systems (Leask 2001, pp. 94-136).

Learning throughout life is not just about providing more training opportunities but also generate awareness and motivation to learn. This requires a student to take an active part in learning, and learning in multiple settings, personalize learning to know and build on the basis of specific needs (Curz 2003, pp. 84-99). Education in the Saudi Arabian Education System is no longer packaged learning content and makes them available to students, but equipping them to the learning experience. On the other hand, there is a growing trend towards the institutionalization and commercialization of education. The identification of "e-learning" or learning through the Internet as a natural area for market development is attracting new investors in the Saudi Arabian Education System. Increasingly the market is viewed as entertainment-education a promising area (Schutter 2001, pp. 84-137). New educational initiatives are emerging aimed at the hands of museums, libraries and other non-educators. Finally, the market is full of new schools and educational websites for continuing education initiatives. Education is acquiring a position of great importance in the development and consolidation of the new society. In this connection, it is pertinent to carry out a research on monitoring and evaluation of ICT in high school education project so that better understanding regarding the ICT's importance in education project can be prevailed in the Saudi Arabian Education System.

Significance of the Study

Technology, globalization and competition, have caused the ground shift under the higher education worldwide, defying national borders and calling into question honoured traditions, myths, and previously unquestioned assumptions that can be called a changing paradigm in higher ...