Browsing by Author "Du, Xiangyun"
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Development of professional identity among dental students - A qualitative study
( Wiley , 2022 , Article)The study explored dental students' perception of their professional identity (PI) development at a newly established dental college with a problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum. Qualitative methods based on focus groups ... -
Do EFL Teachers Reduce the Reading Gap in Qatar? A Study of Strategy Instruction in Government Schools
( Society for Research and Knowledge Management , 2021 , Article)Teachers' instructional practices are crucial to students' achievement in reading comprehension. Students' low English reading competence in Qatar's government schools raises concerns about not only reading comprehension ... -
Do EFL Teachers Reduce the Reading Gap in Qatar? A Study of Strategy Instruction in Government Schools
( Society for Research and Knowledge Management , 2021 , Article)Teachers' instructional practices are crucial to students' achievement in reading comprehension. Students' low English reading competence in Qatar's government schools raises concerns about not only reading comprehension ... -
Education Stakeholders’ Viewpoints about an ESD Competency Framework: Q Methodology Research
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)Teachers are considered key drivers of the education for sustainable development (ESD) agenda. They play a critical role in ensuring the attainment of sustainability goals, yet require early opportunities to acquire the ... -
Education transferring and decentralized reforms: The case of Qatar
( Springer Science and Business Media B.V. , 2022 , Article)Nations transfer educational reform models for the systematic improvement of education. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Gulf Cooperation Council states, which have implemented primarily Western decentralized reform ... -
An examination of sources fostering student teachers’ academic well-being
( Taylor and Francis , 2024 , Article)This study examined student teachers’ perspectives on the sources of their academic well-being within the context of a four-year undergraduate teacher education programme in Qatar. A survey was developed and validated using ... -
Exploring intrinsic and extrinsic sources of academic well-being among university teachers through Q methodology research
( Emerald Publishing Limited , 2024 , Article)Purpose: This paper investigated the intrinsic and extrinsic sources of academic well-being among university teachers at one university in Qatar, to understand how different factors influence their well-being within academia. ... -
Exploring quality teacher education programmes in Lebanon, Qatar, and China
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2021 , Article)The present quantitative study explored pre-service teachers’ perspectives regarding the quality of their Teacher Education Programme (TEP) in Lebanon, Qatar, and China. The sample consisted of 326 pre-service school ... -
Exploring sources of engineering students’ academic well-being through Q-methodology research
( Taylor and Francis , 2024 , Article)Recent interest in academic well-being has promoted universities to take proactive measures that support students in navigating the challenges of university life, in all its complexity. Drawing on systems theory, this study ... -
Exploring teacher leadership for professional learning in response to educational disruption in Qatar
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2022 , Article)The current study aimed to explore the way teacher leadership for professional learning was manifested during the disruption to education caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were recruited from three public and ... -
Factors influencing discipline-specific facilitators’ roles in a multi-tiered professional learning programme in higher education
( Taylor and Francis , 2023 , Article)This study investigated the roles of eleven discipline-specific facilitators in a multi-tiered professional learning programme implemented in a higher education context. The study also examined the factors supporting and ... -
Health educators' professional agency in negotiating their Problem-Based Learning (PBL) facilitator roles: Q study.
( John Wiley & Sons, Ltd , 2022 , Article)University educators are expected to cope with emerging situations and complex issues in teaching and learning, and this requires them to be agentic and proactive. While professional agency of health educators has not been ... -
The impact of a teacher preparation programs on professional teaching competencies – Female novice teachers’ perspectives
( Society for Research and Knowledge Management , 2020 , Article)This study explored early career teachers’ perspectives on their competencies in professional teaching in Qatar. Using a mixed-method research design, this study drew on empirical data from ninetlyfive survey respondents ... -
Mentoring approaches and opportunities for learning to teach: a comparative study of the practicum experience in Lebanon and China
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2021 , Article)We report a comparative qualitative study conducted in Lebanon and China on mentoring approaches, their compatibility with expectations, and their facilitation of learning opportunities. Data sources included interviews, ... -
A narrative inquiry of teacher educators’ professional agency, identity renegotiations, and emotional responses amid educational disruption
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Employing a narrative inquiry, the study explored the way nine teacher educators responded temporally to the emotionally-laden challenges faced during the disruption to education caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with a ... -
Novice teachers’ challenges and coping strategies in Qatari government schools
( Society for Research and Knowledge Management , 2020 , Article)This study examined the challenges novice teachers encountered in Qatari government schools and the coping strategies they adopt. A qualitative study was conducted using semi-structured interviews with 15 novice teachers ... -
Online Teaching Strategies of Language skills during Pandemic: A Case of Self-Efficacy of Teaching Faculty in Qatar Universities
( Hacettepe University , 2022 , Article)COVID-19 caused teaching to shifted online which emanated challenges for both teachers and students. To overcome such challenges, self-efficacy plays a vital role. The major objective of this study was to investigate the ... -
A qualitative assessment of medical students’ readiness for virtual clerkships at a Qatari university during the COVID-19 pandemic
( Springer Nature , 2023 , Article)Background: This study aims to qualitatively examine the readiness of medical students to change to virtual clerkship (VC) during the pandemic, from both the faculty and students’ perspectives. Methods: A qualitative study ... -
A qualitative enquiry into dental students’ perceptions of dentistry as a career choice in the State of Qatar
( BMC , 2022 , Article)Background: Career choice is a complex, multifaceted process affecting all aspects of life. Motivational factors of aspiring dentists are crucial to inform institutions and aid with the admission process. The aim of this ... -
The role identities of discipline-specific facilitators in a multi-tiered professional development program in higher education
( Routledge , 2023 , Article)The study explored the emerging role identities of eleven faculty who served as discipline-specific facilitators in a multi-tiered PD program, as well as the affordances and constraints which contributed to the (mis)alignment ...
