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'''Knowledge and Human Development Authority''' '''(KHDA)''' ({{Lang-ar|هيئة المعرفة والتنمية البشرية}}) is the educational [[quality assurance]] and regulatory authority of the [[Government of Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]] which is responsible for evaluation and accreditation of higher educational institutions and universities in the [[Emirate of Dubai]]. Established in 2006 by the country's [[List of prime ministers of the United Arab Emirates|Vice President]] and [[List of prime ministers of the United Arab Emirates|Prime Minister]] [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum|Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum]], it is the main body that oversees the growth of private education sector in the [[Emirate of Dubai|emirate]], including early childhood education centers and schools.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 December 2006 |title=Law No. (30) of 2006 Establishing The Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai |url=https://www.khda.gov.ae/CMS/WebParts/TextEditor/Documents/Law_No_30_of_2006_Establishing_KHDA_%20English.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>

KHDA oversees the private education sector in [[Dubai]], higher education providers, and training institutes. KHDA is responsible for the growth and quality of [[Independent school|private education]] in Dubai.

Between 2008 and 2018, the number of students attending schools rated good or better has more than doubled - from 30% in 2008/09 to 66% in the 2017/18 academic year. Likewise the number of Emirati students attending schools rated good or better has increased significantly, from 26% in 2008/09, to 62% in 2017/18.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018|title=Dubai Private Schools. A Decade of Growth. Key Findings 2008-2018|url=https://www.khda.gov.ae/Areas/Administration/Content/FileUploads/Publication/Documents/English/20180507174427_KeyFindings_2008-2018_en.pdf|url-status=live|publisher=Knowledge and Human Development Authority}}</ref>

KHDA's current priorities focus on increasing the number of expatriate and Emirati students attending high-quality schools, and to integrate wellbeing into the concepts and processes that define education in Dubai. It works with its local education community as well as international partners to promote [[positive education]] within all schools and universities in Dubai. KHDA believes the purpose of education is to prepare students for the tests of life, not just a life of tests. Positive education practices promote essential life skills and personal attributes alongside academic achievement. Qualities such as [[Psychological resilience|resilience]], creativity, optimism, collaboration and [[empathy]] are recognised as essential for students to have in order to lead meaningful lives that will enable them to flourish.

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===Self-management===

It has been reported that KHDA is managed in a style suggested by [[Holacracy]], which eschews typical management hierarchies, and is touted as a fluid organisational system that integrates employees of different departments to work with another for progress, autonomy, and self-development.<ref>{{cite web|author=Groth|first=Aimee|date=9 October 2018|title=Is holacracy the future of work or a management cult|url=https://qz.com/work/1397516/is-holacracy-the-future-of-work-or-a-management-cult/|url-status=live|access-date=5 February 2020|publisher=[[Quartz (publication)]]}}</ref>

==References==