Abdourahmane Barry, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor (Maître de Conferences) of Educational Leadership & Policy.
Department of Educational Administration
College of Education, Taibah University, Medina, Saudi Arabia
Emails : abarry0410@yahoo.com
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=IMeCF4EAAAAJ
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CURRICULUM VITAE (CV)
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OBJECTIVE
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ABOUT Dr. Abdourahmane Barry
Abdourahmane Barry is an associate professor of Educational Leadership and Policy at Taibah University, Medina, Saudi Arabia. Prior to joining Taibah University, he was a faculty member at D’Youville College, Buffalo, New York. His research interests include student academic achievement, educational leader and teacher training and monitoring, education in developing countries, international partnership, gender education, and multicultural education. Abdourahmane Barry holds a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership & Policy, a master’s degree in Science of Education, and three certificates (Online Mini MBA, Advanced Technology in Education, and Microcomputer Business Applications) from the State University of New York at Buffalo, United States of America. Additionally, Dr. Barry holds a bachelor’s degree in physics and a certificate in science teacher training and monitoring (Propjet PASE) from Manéah Higher Education Institute in Republic of Guinea.
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HIGHLIGHTS
Teach face-to-face, hybrid, and online graduate level courses in Educational Leadership and Administration, Educational Planning and Policy, and Educational Research.
Participate in quality assurance committees of the Department and the College of Education.
Serve as students’ academic advisor.
Serve as a resource person for students interested in studying abroad.
Serve as a resource person for international university partnership.
Conduct research.
Participate in international conferences.
Led the development of a master’s degree program in Educational Leadership and Administration.
Trained, with other colleagues, seven cohorts in three years of Saudi public-school leaders.
Acted on behalf of the College of Education as a leading member of the international partnership program between the College of Education at Taibah University, Saudi Arabia and the Graduate School Education at The George Washington University, United States of America.
Conducted team visits to public and private schools in Saudi Arabia and the United States of America to plan for academic program reforms and implementations.
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Taibah University, Medina, Saudi Arabia—2012-Present:
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Administration
Graduate level courses taught:
EDAD 702–Advanced Research Methods (Ph.D. Students)
EDAD 795–Dissertation Seminar (Ph.D. Students);
EDAD 695–Research Project (Master Students);
EDAD 624–Education Finance (Master Students);
EDAD 711–Instructional Needs Analysis (PhD. Students);
EDAD 700–Qualitative Research Methods (PhD. Students);
EDAD 716–Leadership and Organization Theory (PhD. Students);
EDAD 701–Group Comparison Designs and Analyses (PhD. Students);
EDPA 720 –Educational Policy and Planning (PhD. Students);
EDPA 721 –Planning for Public Education (Ph.D. students);
EDPA 723 –Economics of Education (Ph.D. students); and
Public school leadership and planning (Saudi Public-school leaders).
Graduate level courses facilitated in partnership with colleagues from The George Washington University:
EDAD 710 -Site-Based Leadership (PhD. Students)
EDAD 711 -Instructional Needs Analysis (PhD. Students)
EDAD 712 -Supervision and Evaluation of Instructions (PhD. Students)
EDAD 713 -School Law and Policy (PhD. Students)
EDAD 714 -Internship in K12 Administration (PhD. Students)
EDAD 715 -Internship in Higher Education (PhD. Students)
Services to the Dept. of Educational Admin, College of Education, Taibah University, and the Community:
Lead member of the international partnership between Taibah University, Saudi Arabia and the George Washington University, United States of America.
Lead member of the design team of the master’s degree in Educational Leadership for the Department of Educational Administration.
Training member of 7 cohorts (about 150 participants) of Saudi public-school leaders.
Committee member of quality assurance for the department of educational Administration.
Member of visiting teams of public and private schools:
-Saudi Arabia (Yanbu industrial city, Al-Oula, Khaibar, and Medina);
-United States of America (The George Washington University in Washington DC. And Christopher Newport University, Patriot High School, Gloucester Middle School, and Hampton Elementary School in Virginia—USA).
Argosy University Online, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America –2010-2011
Online Faculty–Department of Education.
Graduate level course taught:
· R7001—Research Methods (Ph.D. students).
D’Youville College, Buffalo, New York, United States of America–2007-2009
Assistant Professor, Department of Education.
Graduate level courses taught:
EDU 651–Multicultural Education (taught face-to-face),
EDU 658–Research in Education (taught face-to-face),
EDU 656–Social and Philosophical Foundations of Ed. (taught on-line)
Services to the College:
Chaired the Student Performance Monitoring Committee—Department of Education.
Participated in recruiting faculty members for the Department of Education.
University of Buffalo, New York, United States of America –2000-2006
Worked as graduate Student Research Assistant—Dept. of Comparative Higher Education.
Served as graduate student advisor of international students for the Dept. of Educ. Leadership and Policy.
Served as a senior member–Upward bound program: A summer program at the University of Buffalo that hosts, teaches, and guides disadvantaged public-school students and motivates them to attend higher education.
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EDUCATION
State University of New York at Buffalo, United State of America.
Major: Educational Leadership and Policy.
Specialization: Educational Administration
Degrees:
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.) in Educational Leadership and Policy (Face-to-face) –2006
Master’s Degree in Science of Education (Face-to-face) –1999
Certificates:
Online Mini MBA–2019
Advanced Technology in Education (Face-to-face) –1998
Educational Leader and Teacher Training and Monitoring (Face-to-face) –1995
Award:
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Scholarship ($108,000)–1995-1999
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PUBLICATIONS
Alshamy, A.S. & Barry, A. (2024). Experiences of graduate students of the first cohort on cost-sharing policies in Saudi public universities: Lessons learned and recommendations for policy and practice. Sage. https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440241256807
Barry, A. (2021). Equal opportunity in education and employment in Saudi Arabia: Heading in the right direction but challenges remain. Educational Planning, 28(1). 210057-Journal-28.1_web-1.pdf (isep.info)
Barry, A. (2019). Gender differences in academic achievement in Saudi Arabia: A wake-up call to educational leaders. International Journal of Education Policy & Leadership, 15(15), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.22230/ijepl.2019v15n15a890
Barry, A. (2018). Disadvantaged outperforming advantaged students in Saudi Arabia: Factors explaining the odd as a guide for educational leaders. Journal of Teaching and Teacher Education, 6(2), 65-75. http://dx.doi.org/10.12785/jtte/060201
Barry, A. & Alhazmi, A.F. (2018). A blended learning model used to prepare Saudi Arabian doctoral students to be knowledge-based educational leaders. In J. M. Puaschunder (Ed.), The 9th International RAIS Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities (pp. 72-86). Princeton, NJ, USA: RAIS. https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3179008
Barry, A. & Aljabri, N. (2017). Changing approaches to address student academic achievement gap in Saudi Arabia: Recommendations for school reforms and reformers. Educational Planning, 24 (2), 11-22. 24.2.1ChangingApproaches.pdf (isep.info)
Barry, A. (2010). Understanding the Guinean education system: Evolution and some performance indicators. The Journal of African Educational Research Network, 10(1), 91-103.
Barry, A. (2009). The Education of Africa South of the Sahara: A Comparative analysis of private and public education. The Journal of Pan African Studies, 3(1), 76-95. JPAS - Journal of Pan African Studies (jpanafrican.org)
Barry, A. (2006). Academic performance between public and private schools in Guinea: An examination of factors contributing to the differences in academic performance between students in public and private schools in Ratoma (Publication No: 3213948) [Doctoral dissertation, State University of New York at Buffalo]. ProQuest Dissertations &Theses Global.
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Barry, A. & Alshamy, S.S. (2021). Which Saudi Universities can survive in the era of/post COVID-19?
Plan to be among the best or perish. 51st Annual Conference (2nd virtual) of the International Society for Educational Planning (ISEP); United States of America.
Barry, A. (2018). Trend in academic performance between boys and girls in Saudi Arabia: Any justifications for the differences? International Society for Educational Planning; Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Barry, A. Ford, A., Tekleselassie, A., & Alhazmi, F. (2018). The state of school leadership in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Planning for principal training, professional development, and leadership succession. International Society for Educational Planning; Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Ford, A., Tekleselassie, A., Barry, A., & Alhazmi, F. (2018). Examining the first cohort in an international synchronized online hybrid program in educational leadership: Planning for the next step. International Society for Educational Planning; Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Barry, A. & Alhazmi, A.F. (2018). A blended learning model used to prepare Saudi Arabian doctoral students to be knowledge-based educational leaders. A thematic paper presented at the 9th International Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies (RAIS) Conference. Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
Tekleselassie, A., Ford, A., Barry, A., & Alhazmi, F. (2017). Final Stages of Implementation: The George Washington University and Taibah University Partnership: A Panel Presentation. International Society for Educational Planning; Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Barry, A. (2016). Education and equal opportunity in Saudi Arabia. Institute for Global Educational Opportunity, the George Washington University, Washington DC., United States of America.
Tekleselassie, A., Lemasters, L., Ford, A., Barry, A., Aljabri, N., & Alhazmi, F. (2016). From curriculum design to research partnership: Setting the next agenda in the George Washington University-Taibah University partnership. International Society for Educational Planning; News Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America.
Lemasters, L., Tekleselassie, A., Barry, A., & Aljabri, N. (2015). From Planning to Implementation: Strategic Priorities, Sustainability, and Side-Benefits in the George Washington University-Taibah University Partnership. International Society for Educational Planning; Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.
Barry, A. & Aljabri, N. (2014). Addressing student academic achievement differences: where the reform and reformers should begin? International Society for Educational Planning; Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus.
Lemasters, L., Tekleselassie, A., Roach, V., Barry, A., & Aljabri, N (2014). Putting Intentions into Actions: Planning and Implementing Mutually Beneficial International University Partnerships. International Society for Educational Planning; Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus.
Lemasters, L., Tekleselassie, A., Roach, V., Aljabri, N., & Barry, A., (2013). Model of University Partnership in Global Context: Strategic planning menus and approaches. International Society for Educational Planning; Niagara Falls, New York, United States of America
Workshop presentations:
Barry, A. & Alhazmi, F. (2016). Sharing university international partnership experiences: challenges, success, and benefits. College of Education, Taibah University, Medina, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Barry, A. & Alhazmi, F. (2016). Planning and designing academic programs and course syllabi using the Taibah University-George Washington international partnership program design approach. College of Education, Taibah University, Medina, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Invited speaker:
Aljabri, N., Barry, A., & Alhazmi, F. (2016). Opening the door for excellence: Saudi Arabia, Education system, and the Taibah University- The George Washington University partnership. The Graduate School of Education, The George Washington University, Washington DC., United States of America.
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COMPUTER, SOFTWARE, AND TEACHING PLATFORM SKILLS
Statistical software: SPSS & Stata.
Teaching platforms: Blackboard, Zoom, Teams, and Socrates.
Application software: Office.
Academic software: Turnitin and iThenticate.
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LANGUAGE SKILLS
Fluent (speak, read, write, and understand) in English, French, and Fulfulde (Fulani).
Basic in Arabic.
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AFFILIATIONS
International Society for Education Planning (ISEP--USA).
American Educational Research Association (AREA--USA).
American Association of School Administrators (AASA--USA).
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VOLUNTEER
Board member of the International Society for Educational Planning.
Member of the University of New York at Buffalo Alumni: An association of Alumni, which supports the University and shares experiences with students who are considering attending the University of New York at Buffalo.
Former member of the global ambassadors: An Association of Students at the University of New York at Buffalo, which took part in public schools to share cultures and academic experiences.
Former President of the AGSA at the University of Buffalo, New York.
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REFERENCES
· Abebayehu Tekleselassie, Ph.D., Professor of Educational Leadership and Administration, The George Washington University, Washington DC., USA
Former President of the International Society for Educational Planning (ISEP).
Former Fulbright Scholar. Email: silasie@gwu.edu Tel : +1 202 994-0132
· Angela Ford, Ed.D., A. Professor of Educational Research, SUNY Albany, New York, USA
Former President of the International Society for Educational Planning (ISEP).
Former Fulbright Scholar Email: angela.ford@fulbrightmail.org Tel : +1 757 879 5664
· Herve Touorouzou Some, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Educational Studies
Former Chair, Department of Educational Studies; Ripon College, Wisconsin, USA.
Email: someh@ripon.edu Tel: +1 920-748-8387.
· Alsaeed Alshamy, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Educational Planning and Policy
Alexandria University, Egypt
Currently, Department of Educational Foundations and Administration
College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. Email: saeed.alshamy@gmail.com Tel: +966 54 483 8353.
· Fatemah Alhazmi, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Educational Administration.
Deputy Chair, Department of Educational Administration and Leadership; Taibah University, Medina, SA.
Email: alhazmi07@hotmail.com Tel: +966 53 861 8848.
· Nayyaf R. Aljabri, Ph.D., Professor of Economics of Education & Policy
General Supervisor of Research; Education & Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC), Saudi Arabia
Email: nraljabri@gmail.com Tel: +966 50 631 8087.
· Ali H. Mohammad Hourieh, Ph.D., Professor of Educational Planning and Economics of Education, Middle East University, Amman, Jordan Email: ahourieh@meu.edu.jo Tel: +962 79 075 3972.
· Dhaifallah Awwadh Alzaydi, Ph.D., Professor of Educational Administration
Chair, Department of Educational Administration and Leadership; Taibah University, Saudi Arabia.
Email: dzaydi@taibahu.edu.sa Tel: +966 54 637 3579
· Mahmoud Abdeen, Ph.D., Professor of Educational Planning & Economics of Education
Suez Canal University, Egypt. Email: m.a.abdeen52@gmail.com, Tel: +201 06 695 3463