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📗 Book: Quality Education
Author: Dr. Rashid Alleem
Published: 2018
Focus: Highlighting the importance of quality over access in education, with global case studies and inspiring initiatives for inclusive, human-centric learning.

🌍 Purpose of the Book
Dr. Alleem champions education as a fundamental human right and a tool for unlocking human potential. This book explores how quality education can be a catalyst for personal fulfillment, societal progress, and sustainable development.

📚 Core Themes

Education as a Human Right
Quality education is a basic public service and a foundation for equity, empowerment, and lifelong learning.

Innovative Education Systems
Spotlights world-class systems (e.g., Finland, Singapore, Shanghai) and how they achieve success through trust, inclusion, equity, and teacher empowerment.

Management Systems for Education (ISO 21001)
Explains how ISO standards improve the effectiveness and credibility of educational institutions through learner-centered frameworks.

Capacity Building in Education
Focus on teacher development, gender equality, and community-based education to drive real impact.

🏫 Highlighted Global Models

🇫🇮 Finland – No standardized testing, high teacher autonomy, focus on well-being and whole-child development.
🇨🇳 Shanghai – Education reforms moving from memorization to application and critical thinking.
🇸🇬 Singapore – Centralized, data-driven excellence with strong teacher development.
🇨🇭 Switzerland – Multilingual, high-quality public education rooted in local governance.

🏅 Featured Organizations & Initiatives

  • Dubai Cares – Improving access to education in 45+ developing countries.

  • Arab Reading Challenge – Encouraging reading across the Arab world.

  • Teach For All – Global movement for educational equity.

  • The Citizens Foundation (Pakistan) – Empowering underprivileged children through affordable schooling.

  • SEWA Academy – In-house leadership and customer service training initiated by Dr. Alleem.

  • Sharjah International Book Fair – Cultural platform promoting reading and literacy.

  • Sunway University (Malaysia) – Championing quality education and sustainability through the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation.

🧠 Key Concepts

ISO 21001 – A global standard for Educational Organization Management Systems.
Holistic Learning – Focused on cognitive, emotional, and social development.
Capacity Building – Empowering educators and institutions to adapt and innovate.
Inclusive Access – Emphasizing marginalized communities, especially girls and rural students.
Lifelong Learning – Learning beyond school, promoting community-based and adult education.

📢 Vision and Impact

  • Alleem Knowledge Center – A Sharjah-based hub for thought leadership and executive education.

  • Alleem SDGs – Quality education is placed as SDG #1 in his 21-goal framework.

  • Empowering Education Heroes – From Malala to local unsung teachers, highlighting the human stories of transformation.

  • Events & Engagement – Includes initiatives like “Walk for Education” and leadership forums.

🌟 Final Takeaway

Dr. Alleem’s Quality Education is more than a book—it’s a global call to action. Education must go beyond classrooms and scores to become a human-centered journey of growth, creativity, and community impact. Every child deserves not just schooling—but quality learning that prepares them for a meaningful life.

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