The Question of Palestinian Higher Education. The Promise of Recovery

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Abstract: This qualitative study seeks to understand how higher education contributes to post-conflict recovery in the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Using semi-structured interviews with 15 Palestinian academicians and policy document analysis of Palestine’s Education Strategic Plan 2017–2022 as the primary strategies of inquiry, I explore how universities, as spaces where collective commitment is fostered, induce, or hamper human development in conflict-affected contexts. Adopting an approach based on grounded theory, three interrelated themes were identified in the raw data that could influence the advancement of human capital: labor markets, curriculum changes, and state-building. Results reveal that the current system of higher education has little to no influence on the post-conflict recovery on Palestinian society, especially in Gaza. This study provides a timely contribution to the ongoing debate on whether higher education should be prioritized in the country’s strategic development plans and education assistance from the international community and aid donors.

Author	Salamatov, Oleg

Subject	Higher education
Subject	Post -conflict
Subject	Recovery
Subject	Development
Subject	Qualitative study
Subject	Labor markets
Subject	Palestine
Subject	Stanford Graduate School of Education International Education Policy Analysis
Genre	Text

Related item	Title Stanford Graduate School of Education International Comparative Education
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Preferred citation: Salamatov, O. (2021). The Question of Palestinian Higher Education. The Promise of Recovery. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at http://purl.stanford.edu/sm436vf4459

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