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Interdisciplinary Solutions for Tertiary Education Institutions and a Stagnating Labor Market in Jordan: A Case Study at a Public University

Interdisciplinary Solutions for Tertiary Education Institutions and a Stagnating Labor Market in Jordan: A Case Study at a Public University

Mohammed S. Shunnaq, Susanne Ramadan Shunnaq
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781522538783|ISBN10: 152253878X|EISBN13: 9781522538790
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3878-3.ch004
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Shunnaq, Mohammed S., and Susanne Ramadan Shunnaq. "Interdisciplinary Solutions for Tertiary Education Institutions and a Stagnating Labor Market in Jordan: A Case Study at a Public University." Promoting Interdisciplinarity in Knowledge Generation and Problem Solving, edited by Mohammed Nasser Al-Suqri, et al., IGI Global, 2018, pp. 38-54. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3878-3.ch004

APA

Shunnaq, M. S. & Shunnaq, S. R. (2018). Interdisciplinary Solutions for Tertiary Education Institutions and a Stagnating Labor Market in Jordan: A Case Study at a Public University. In M. Al-Suqri, A. Al-Kindi, S. AlKindi, & N. Saleem (Eds.), Promoting Interdisciplinarity in Knowledge Generation and Problem Solving (pp. 38-54). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3878-3.ch004

Chicago

Shunnaq, Mohammed S., and Susanne Ramadan Shunnaq. "Interdisciplinary Solutions for Tertiary Education Institutions and a Stagnating Labor Market in Jordan: A Case Study at a Public University." In Promoting Interdisciplinarity in Knowledge Generation and Problem Solving, edited by Mohammed Nasser Al-Suqri, et al., 38-54. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3878-3.ch004

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Abstract

In the late 1980s, the Jordanian economy suffered a depression; consequently, public higher education institutions started receiving less government funding. To contain the economic crisis, Jordan underwent an economic reform which changed labor market needs. In response to these developments, Yarmouk University (YU) established global partnerships in an attempt to face the new challenges. An exceptionally successful example was the first joint program between the University of Arkansas (UA) and YU which was initiated in 1996-1999. The cooperation resulted in the establishment of the Department of Conservation and the Management of Cultural Resources which was an interdisciplinary program, faculty exchange, training programs, and collaboration on interdisciplinary research and grant proposals. This innovative endeavor helped Yarmouk University keep abreast of global changes while providing a demanding and continually changing marketplace with the best possibly trained specialists and professionals. The study explores how such a model can solve problems with stagnant specialties.

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