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Title

Qatar's school transportation system : supporting safety, efficiency, and service quality / Keith Henry, Obaid Younossi, Maryah Al-Dafa, Shelly Culbertson, Michael G. Mattock, Thomas Light, Charlene Rohr ; with Sarah Al-Dorani, Hamad Al-Ibrahim, Mashail Al-Naimi, Louay Constant, Mohammed Makki, Georgette Mansour, Joy S. Moini, Parisa Roshan, Paul Soremsen, Flavia Tsang ; prepared for the Qatar Amiri Diwan.

Author

Henry, Keith.

Publication

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, c2012.

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Additional Authors

• Qatar. Dīwān al-Amīrī.
• Rand-Qatar Policy Institute.

Description

xxi, 132 pages : illustrations (chiefly colored); 25 cm.

Summary

In consideration of the many challenges associated with Qatar⁰́₉s continued growth and demographic changes, the government of Qatar is interested in updating its school transportation system (STS). This volume assesses the perspectives of parents and school administrators on Qatar⁰́₉s STS, identifies a vision and goals for the STS, reviews international norms for school transportation, and discusses strategies to achieve the vision and better align Qatar⁰́₉s STS with international norms. The authors articulate four elements of a vision for Qatar⁰́₉s STS: Provide safe, efficient, and high-quality transportation for Qatar⁰́₉s students; support educational options by enabling mobility and access; provide a transportation experience that is supportive of Qatari values and culture; and minimize the impact on traffic congestion and the environment. The authors recommend 13 strategies to help achieve this vision, such as establishing clearly marked schools zones with standardized safety features and establishing standards for licensing and training bus drivers. The authors also provide a preliminary evaluation of several other strategies with less certain costs and benefits, such as changing the composition of the school bus fleet, implementing bus stops, and staggering school start times.

Series Statement

Rand Corporation monograph series

Uniform Title

Rand Corporation monograph series.

Subject

School children > Transportation > Qatar

Note

• "Rand-Qatar Policy Institute."
• "MG-1136-QATAR."--Page [4] of cover.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-132).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- Key Observations About School Bus Transportation and the Perceptions of Parents and Administrators -- Vision and Goals for Qatar⁰́₉s School Transportation System -- Candidate Strategies for Qatar⁰́₉s School Transportation System -- Evaluation of Select Strategies -- Recommendations and Concluding Observations ⁰́₃ Appendix A: Parent Survey: Supplemental Information ⁰́₃ Appendix B: Overview of School Transportation in Other Gulf Cooperation Council Countries ⁰́₃ Appendix C: Bus Routing Model ⁰́₃ Appendix D: Documentary Support for Strategies.

ISBN

• 9780833060242 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 0833060244 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2012003379

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Harvard Library