The Status of the Privatization of Education in Asian Countries (Case study: Saudi Arabia and Malaysia)

Ali Khedri, Narges Saeedian, Badrishah Talebi

Abstract


This study is qualitative and is done with the aim of the evaluation of the privatization of education in Asian countries based on the latest list of the valid international institutions. Studying texts, library references, research on valid websites and review of literature showed that Saudi Arabia and Malaysia have paid attention to the increase of the role of the private section in education in their development plan. The results of the research also showed that accurate supervision and the control of the government on the private section and the importance of the people cooperation in the privatization of the education cause the formation of a new managing center in the educational system of Saudi Arabia and the standardization of education in Malaysia.

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