Browsing Social & Economic Survey Research Institute by Author "Al-Emadi, Darwish"

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    • Attitudes Towards Migrant Workers in the GCC: Evidence from Qatar 

      Diop, Abdoulaye; Tessler, Mark; Trung Le, Kien; Al-Emadi, Darwish; Howell, David ( Taylor & Francis (Routledge) , 2012 , Article)
      With the majority of Qatar’s total population made up of foreigners (high-skilled and low-skilled migrant workers), Qatari nationals may feel that there are significant challenges for their society; despite the absence ...

    • Civic life and democratic citizenship in Qatar: Findings from the First Qatar World Values Survey 

      Gengler, Justin; Tessler, Mark; Al-Emadi, Darwish; Diop, Abdoulaye ( Brill Academic , 2013 , Article)
      The present study examines the Arab nation that has remained least affected by the regional upheaval that has gripped much of the Middle East and North Africa since the beginning of 2011: the Gulf state of Qatar. Using ...

    • Civil society and democratization in the Arab Gulf 

      Gengler, Justin; Tessler, Mark; Al-Emadi, Darwish; Diop, Abdoulaye ( http://foreignpolicy.com/ , 2011 , Article)
      qatar has been a notable exception to the wave of popular political mobilization that has struck Arab countries since January 2011. This is particularly so given the prominent role of its state-owned television station Al ...

    • Factors Shaping Qatari Students’ Career Expectations in STEM, Business or Public Sector Fields 

      Sellami, Abdellatif; Kimmel, Linda; Wittrock, Jill; Hunscher, Brian; Cotter, Anna; ... more authors ( Modestum Limited , 2017 , Article)
      The purpose of this study was to identify factors shaping career expectations of Qatari students. The study examined individual and motivational variables likely to influence career expectations in STEM fields, the public ...

    • Factors Shaping Qatari Students’ Interest in STEM, Business or Public Sector Careers 

      Sellami, Abdellatif; Kimmel, Linda; Hunscher, Brian; Cotter, Anna; Wittrock, Jill; ... more authors ( Sage Publishing , 2016 , Article)
      In this article we examine interest in a STEM career in Qatar not in isolation, but as one of numerous career choice options. In particular, we contrast interest in a STEM career with the culturally-relevant alternative ...

    • Gender Prespecified Sampling for Cost Control 

      Trung Le1, Kien; Diop, Abdoulaye; Wittrock, Jill; Al-Emadi, Darwish; Elawad, Elmogiera ( Oxford University Press on behalf of The World Association for Public Opinion Research. All rights reserved , 2014 , Article)
      Nationally representative surveys administered in the Middle East and North Africa typically are conducted using methodological techniques developed from outside the region. Sometimes these best practices require ...

    • Qatar Education Study 2015: Students' Motivation and Parental Participation Report 

      Al-Emadi, Darwish; Sellami, Abdel Latif; Al-Emadi, Ahmed ( SESRI - Qatar University , 2016 , Report)
      The prosperity of a nation is due in part to the investments it makes in education, the value of which cannot be overstated. Indeed, education is the catalyst for improved socio-economic opportunities for a country such ...

    • QATAR EDUCATION STUDY : Facilities Report 2012 

      Al-Emadi, Darwish; Al-Emadi, Ahmed; Diop, Abdoulaye; Trung Le, Kien; Kimmel, Linda; ... more authors ( The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University. , 2015 , Other)
      This report examines the views of students, teachers and administrators toward K-12 education in Qatar. It is based on results from the Qatar Education Study (QES), which is a series of surveys conducted by the Social ...

    • Trusted News Sources’ Measures and their Relationships to Social and Public Attitudes: An Analysis of the First Annual Omnibus Survey of Life in Qatar 

      Meeds, Robert; Al-Emadi, Darwish; Diop, Abdoulaye ( Georgia State Univesrity , 2013 , Article)
      An overwhelming majority (77 percent) of Qatari Nationals reported television as their most trusted local news source (87 percent for Arab/regional news and 89 percent for international news), and 80 percent rated the ...