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An Eye on the Future: Student Education Plans and Career Aspirations in Qatar : Results from the SESRI Qatar Education Study 2015
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The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University
, 2017 , Poster)
Withtherealizationthateducationisthecatalystforanation’sprosperityandthatimprovedsocio-economicopportunitiesrelyinpartontheinvestmentsmadeineducation,Qatarhastakenwidestridesindevelopingitssystemofeducationviewedasstrate ...
Research Report: The Political Economy of Sectarianism in the Gulf Region
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
, 2017 , Other)
This collection seeks to advance our understanding of intra-Islamic identity conflict in the Middle East. Instead of treating distinctions between and within Sunni and Shia Islam as primordial and immutable, it examines ...
Proxy reporting in education surveys: factors influencing accurate reporting in the 2012 Qatar Education Study
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Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
, 2017 , Article)
Proxy reporting is a common practice during survey data collection to increase response rates while reducing fieldwork costs, and agreement between proxies and self-reports is critical to make reliable and valid inferences. ...
Public Spending Priorities in Qatar
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SESRI
, 2017 , Report)
Together with previous survey findings, SESRI’s study of fiscal priorities among Qataris
demonstrates the importance to citizens of healthcare and education, and to a lesser
extent other sectors such as social security ...
From the "Fareej" to Metropolis" Qatar Social Capital Sirvey II
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SESRI - Qatar University
, 2017 , Report)
Qatar faces a social and economic transformation today linked to its unique demographic
composition. Understanding social interactions within and across its diverse subgroups is
critical for understanding and managing ...
Public awareness and perceptions of taxation in a changing Gulf economy
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SESRI
, 2017 , Report)
For the VAT scheme to succeed in Qatar, public awareness is necessary. Consumers need
to understand how and why the VAT will affect their budgets. Perhaps more importantly,
businesses need to understand how to modify ...
Indicators of Students’ Lack of Motivation in Qatar: Students’ Perspectives
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The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University
, 2017 , Poster)
Striving for excellence in education, Qatar committed significant financial investments to revamp and modernize its system of education in order to prepare citizens for the challenge of modern society and to transform the ...
Expatriate mobility, firm recruitment and local context: Skilled international migration to the rapidly globalizing city of Dubai.
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Routledge
, 2017 , Book chapter)
About the Book
In today’s global knowledge economy, competition for the best and brightest workers has intensified. Highly skilled workers are an asset to companies, knowledge institutions, cities, and regions as they ...
The Practice of Research Ethics in Lebanon and Qatar: Perspectives of Researchers on Informed Consent
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SAGE Publications Inc.
, 2017 , Article)
Informed consent requirements for conducting research with human participants are set by institutional review boards (IRBs) following established guidelines. Despite this, researchers continue to face challenges in seeking ...
The Effects of Religiosity and Social Capital on Civic Engagement in Qatar
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Springer Verlag
, 2017 , Article)
Few studies have examined the role of religiosity and social capital on civic engagement in the context of a Muslim country. In this paper, we explore the impact of religiosity and social capital on charitable donations ...