Aisha Ali

Dr.

PPAD 500

24 September 2007

The Research Process

Question One

In Egypt, should the education system be reformed? If so, how?

Issues that may be researched

· History of education in Egypt

· Government regulation over the education system

· How is education enforced in rural areas of Egypt

· What percentage of Egyptian are literate

· Teacher to student ratio

· What sort of government institution can be established for the government to guarantee

Symptoms of the problems and indicators

· The literacy rate in Egypt

· The lack of qualified teachers

· The large disparity of educated men versus educated women

· Education of rural Egypt compared to urban Egypt

Why it is worthy of study

• Having a large number of the population literate can make the country better.
• Understanding how a country deals with the education system may help indicate what the country values.
• Education is one the most important things
• The historical aspect of Egyptian education may indicate where the system may be going in the next few years

Research Question Hierarchy

Management Dilemma	The education system in Egypt, what sort of problems or issues is the country facing with education.
Management Question	What can the government do to resolve these issues? What programs or institutions can be established to resolve problems with education?
Research Questions	What actions are available for governmental institutions to correct the problems and what can be considered?
Investigative Questions	What options does the Egyptian government have, what sort of solutions are available to resolve the issues with education?
Measurement Questions	Questions about women, teachers, and education in rural areas should be asked in order for the research to be done properly. Considering the historical aspect of the problems, issues from the past could be research in order to understand where the system may end up.
Management Decision	Should new institutions be considered for Egyptian education to improve?

Question Two

What role does the president in Egypt have? How do his decisions affect the citizens? Does the election process and presidency need to be reformed?

The Presidency in Egypt

· The president bears primary responsibility for defense of the country and is the supreme commander of the armed forces. Having, to date, always been an ex-officer, he typically enjoys personal influence in the military.

· He presides over the National Security Council, which coordinates defense policy and planning, and he may assume operational command in time of war.

· He may declare war with the approval (in practice automatically given) of the parliament, conclude treaties, and issue decrees on national security affairs.

· Foreign policy is a "reserved sphere" of the presidency. Presidents have typically been preoccupied with foreign policy and have personally shaped it.

· The president is chief legislator, the dominant source of major policy innovation. The president can legislate by decree during "emergencies," a condition loosely defined, and when parliament is not in session.

· He can also put proposals to the people in plebiscites that always give such propositions overwhelming approval.

· The president normally controls a docile majority in parliament, which regularly translates his proposals into law. His control of parliament stems from his ability to dismiss it at will and from his leadership of the ruling party that dominates parliament.

· He also enjoys a legislative veto.[1]

Symptoms of the problem and indicators

· The

Why it is worthy of study

Research question hierarchy

Management Dilemma
Management Question
Research Questions
Investigative Questions
Measurement Questions
Management Decision

Work Cite

Helen Chapin Metz, ed. Egypt: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1990

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[1] Helen Chapin Metz, ed. Egypt: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1990