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Frame markers in Qatari university students’ Arabic and English argumentative writing: a corpus-based study of metadiscourse and metalinguistic understanding
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2025 , Article)This study examines how university students utilise and comprehend frame markers as interactive metadiscourse features in argumentative writing across L1 Arabic and L2 English. Drawing on Hyland’s model of metadiscourse, ... -
Barriers and Bridges: L2 English Research Challenges and Pedagogical Interventions
( ZhongYu International Education Center (ZYIE) , 2025 , Article)Grounded in a socio‑cultural perspective, this mixed‑methods study examines the barriers that inhibit L2 English university students in Qatar from engaging effectively in academic research. We surveyed 87 students and ... -
Challenges to Learning STEM-Related Subjects: Insights From Qatar's Middle and High School Students
( Wiley , 2025 , Article)This study delved into the challenges encountered by Qatar's middle and high school students in learning STEM-related subjects, investigating the personal and contextual influences. Utilizing a quantitative survey-based ... -
Utilizing Generative AI Responsibly and Ethically for Research Purposes in Higher Education: A Policy Analysis
( Taylor & Francis , 2025 , Article)As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technologies, such as large language models, become deeply integrated into academic research, questions surrounding their ethical and responsible use have become central to ... -
Examining factors influencing university students’ perceptions of AI technologies in academic writing
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2025 , Article)This study examines how university students in Qatar perceive factors influencing their acceptance of AI and its ethical and responsible use in academic writing, utilizing the Technology Acceptance Model. By the end of the ... -
The fourth estate's invisible hand: how newspaper media legitimize neoliberal higher education in Qatar and the UAE
( Frontiers Media , 2025 , Article)This study critically examines how English-language newspaper discourse in Qatar and the UAE constructs and legitimizes neoliberal ideologies surrounding higher education institutions and international branch campuses. ... -
The Role of AI in Drug Discovery
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2024 , Article Review)The emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in drug discovery marks a pivotal shift in pharmaceutical research, blending sophisticated computational techniques with conventional scientific exploration to break through ... -
Exploring supports and constraints to school counselors’ practices through Q-methodology research
( Springer , 2025 , Article)This Q study explored the systems of influence on 24 male career counselors’ practices in Qatari public schools along intrapersonal, relational, and contextual dimensions. Results revealed three perspectives, which differed ... -
Institutional and Socio-Cultural Factors that Influence the Wellbeing of Women Working in Academia in Arab Countries: A Scoping Review
( SAGE Publications Inc. , 2024 , Article Review)Academic life in the present era is subject to several occupational stressors, including increased workloads, reduced research funding, tenuous career paths, and family-work conflicts. Such stressors affect academics' ... -
From values to action: the role of personal and social values in shaping K−12 teachers' wellbeing and professional outcomes
( Frontiers Media , 2025 , Article)This systematic review explores the values upheld by K−12 teachers, examining their impact on teachers' wellbeing and their professional outcomes. Anchored in Schwartz's theory of human values, this study investigates the ... -
Problematising PBL in Higher Education in GGC Countries: The Case of Qatar
( Springer Nature , 2025 , Book chapter)In this chapter, we use Foucault’s problematisation approach to analyse the ways in which the concept of Problem- and Project-based Learning (PBL) is constructed and contested within the GCC higher education context, with ... -
University students’ use and metalinguistic understanding of code glosses: A cross-linguistic study of students’ L1 Arabic and L2 English argumentative writing
( Elsevier , 2025 , Article)This study investigates the use of interactive metadiscourse markers, known as code glosses, in argumentative texts produced by Qatari university students writing in both their L1 Arabic and L2 English. An analysis of 390 ... -
Active learning engagement in teacher preparation programmes - A comparative study from Qatar, Lebanon and China
( Routledge , 2020 , Article)This study investigated student teachers' preferred active learning strategies, and those which they actually received during their teacher preparation programmes. An explanatory mixed methods research design was adopted, ... -
Forms of implementation and challenges of PBL in engineering education: a review of literature
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article)During the last 40 years, problem- and project-based learning (PBL) has been widely adopted in engineering education because of its expected effectiveness in developing students' professional knowledge and transferable ... -
University teachers’ professional learning for academic development: Q methodology research
( Taylor & Francis , 2023 , Article)This article reports on an evaluation study of the Qatar University Pedagogical Development (PD) Program. The PD program advocated pedagogical advancement towards student-centered learning (SCL), which has been highlighted ... -
The role identities of women middle management academic leaders in STEM higher education
( Taylor & Francis , 2023 , Article)Despite the increasing number of women in STEM professions and higher education, they are underrepresented in middle management leadership roles. In these roles, they face challenges balancing multiple demands, especially ... -
Distance education challenges: insight from a nationwide teacher-centric study post- COVID-19 for informed advancements
( Frontiers Media , 2024 , Article)Scholars persistently explore the enormous effects of the COVID-19 epidemic on schooling, striving to comprehend its intricacies and derive significant perspectives for forthcoming endeavors. The research-based conclusions ... -
The perceived challenges to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationwide study of K-12 parental perspectives (Arab and other parents) in Qatar
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)This study aimed to explore self-reported challenges Arab and other parents encountered during the sudden shift to online teaching and learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers investigated the likely effect ... -
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 the Psychological Side of Fentanyl: A Scoping Review to Disclose the Psychosocial Dimensions of Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyl Users
(2024 , Article)Background Fentanyl is a powerful opioid. The abuse and overdoses related to Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyl (IMF) have become more prevalent. The majority of clinical studies on fentanyl have focused on its medical and ...
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