Advancing Education in Muslim Societies: Analytical Study of Sudan Data (2019-2020) (Joining virtually)

Introduction

Advancing Education in Muslim Societies (AEMS) is a reformative method for the problems encounter Muslim societies. This approach of education required a transformative pattern of education i.e. Educating young people not only for a accomplished life but also for a meaningful one. Based on this idea the international institution of Islamic thought (IIIT) undertake (AEMS) survey that covered 15 Muslim countries including Sudan. This study is mainly concern with thy analysis of Sudan data. For statistical and other mentioned reasons, our focus would be the data concerning the school students and school teachers. It worth mentioning that the objective the study is stemmed from the overall objective of the project of Advancing Education in Muslim Societies (review project objective), in addition to the other contextual one concerning the Sudan.

The General objective:

1. To analyze and interpret the results of AEMS survey (2019-2020) for Sudan.
2. To identify the importance of the values and the concepts involved in AEMS Survey for Advancing the education in Sudan.
3. To examine the trends towards the (self efficacy, collectivistic versus individualistic orientation, and the open Mindness thinking) among Sudanese school teachers and school students.
4. To explain if there are any variations in the trends towards these concepts and values (self efficacy, collectivistic versus individualistic orientation, and the open Mindness thinking) among Sudanese school teachers and school students in the private education versus public one?
5. To examine in particular the correlation between the self efficacy of Sudanese school teachers and the sense of belonging of the school students.
6. To provide scientific and reasonable recommendations for improving the education process in Sudan.

Inquiries of the study:

1. What are the importance of the values and concepts involved in AEMS Survey for the Advancing the education in Sudan?
2. How the trends towards the (self efficacy,collectivistic versus individualistic orientation, and the open Mindness thinking) among Sudanese school teachers and school students look like?
3. Are there any variations in the trends towards (self efficacy, collectivistic versus individualistic orientation, and the open Mindness thinking) among Sudanese school teachers and school students in the private education versus public one?
4. Is there any correlation between the self efficacy of Sudanese school teachers and the sense of belonging of the school students?

Sample size of Sudan data in 949 participants representing 5 %of the Total Sample (18601) of AEMS Survey. For the purpose of analysis, the study combines different methods due to the nature of the survey data.

Descriptive and Analytical statistics as well as a case study, moreover the study can adopt different statistical measures, q squire, t test as well as Likert scale,

The study expected results are:

1. Highlighting the important values and for achieving the project objectives.
2. Provide contextual analysis and interpretation.
3. Investigate the association between some concepts.
4. Helping the educational policy makers to integrate values in the education process.

Rihab Abdel Rahman El-sharif Ahmed has a Ph.D. in Political Science, from Cairo University, Egypt. She completed a Master of Science in Political Science at Omdurman Islamic University in Sudan. She was the Director General, Taseel Almarifah, in the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Sudan between 2014-2019 and the Head of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Gezira in Sudan prior to that.

Safia Abu Elgasim has a Ph.D. in Rural Development, University of Gezira and a Master in Sociology and social Anthropology from the University of Khartoum. She was the Head of Rural Development Department and the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Rural Development through 2019.