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Investigating the perceptions of social sciences teachers' practices in Qatari preschools
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference Paper)This paper investigates the perceptions of social sciences teachers' practices in Qatari preschools and their relationship to child development in the four domains of development: social-emotional, physical, intellectual, ... -
Using a PBL authoring tool to train teachers in designing an online PBL unit
( Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education , 2014 , Conference Paper)Problem-based learning (PBL) is proposed as one of the most well-known alternatives to subject-based learning in educating graduates to become independent workers, critical thinkers, problem solvers, lifelong learners, and ... -
A Habermasian Analysis of Qatar's National Teacher Professional Standards
( Macrothink Institute , 2014 , Article)The belief that implementing professional standards will improve teaching and learning has led many countries to embrace standards based educational reforms. Qatar is one of those nations implementing, Education for a ... -
The impact of Qatar national professional standards: Teachers’ perspectives
( Consortia Academia Publishing , 2014 , Article)Over the past twenty years, countries have embraced educational reforms that are driven by standards-based education that include professional standards for teachers. This is the case in Qatar where professional standards ... -
Nutritional and health status among nursing home residents in Lebanon: Comparison across gender in a national cross sectional study
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2014 , Article)Background: This study described the differences between elderly men and women living in Lebanese long-term care nursing homes on socio-economic, health and nutritional status. Methods. This study used a cross-sectional ... -
Qatar's educational reform: Critical issues facing principals
( IGI Global , 2015 , Book chapter)Launched in 2004, Qatar's massive educational reform, Education for a New Era, has introduced numerous changes to the K-12 educational system forcing school leaders to face challenges and issues in their role of leading ... -
Analytical view of statistics and probability curriculum standards in Qatar
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2015 , Conference Paper)Ten years ago, Qatar initiated an education reform based on curriculum standards that draw on international expectations of what students should know, understand, and be able to do at each stage of their schooling. The ... -
Reflections of scientific literacy team members related to use of reading strategies
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2015 , Conference Paper)The efficacy of reflection in improving teaching practices has long been recognized. Deconstructing reflective conversations provides a window into thinking; tracking changes in those conversations over time can reveal the ... -
Analysis of students perspectives and results achieved for first online classes delivered in diploma program, college of education (pilot project)
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2015 , Conference Paper)College of Education in Qatar University has started a pilot project to improve the quality of learning by delivering one third of Diploma Program courses online. Diploma Program has been previously frozen for one year due ... -
توظيف الخرائط الإلكترونية في التدريس التفاعلي لمناهج الجغرافيا بالمدارس المستقلة بقطر (رؤى وتطبيقات مقترحة)
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2015 , Conference Paper)تعد الخرائط الإلكترونية منظومة تكنولوجية متكاملة تعبر عن حالة تطورية لأدوات الجيل الثاني للإنترنت، والتي تمثل منصة تعلم تفاعلية، تتسم قدراتها بالجاهزية والتوافر الدائم والحداثة والانتشار والمجانية والتفاعلية والإتاحة عبر ... -
رؤية مستقبلية لرفع مستوى أداء طلاب المرحلة الابتدائية في الاختبارات الوطنية بدولة قطر
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2015 , Conference Paper)The National Curricula Guidelines is considered the basis upon which the initiative of education reform in Qatar was built. These guidelines emphasize the student’s ability to learn, achieve and score well in the national ... -
فاعلية استخدام التعليم المدمج لتنمية المهارات التدريسية للطالبات المعلمات بكلية التربية بجامعة قطر واتجاهاتهن نحوه
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2015 , Conference Paper)Teaching skills are the most important skills student teachers should master at The College of Education; because it will enable them to perform well when getting involved in the teaching process after graduating from the ... -
Bridging the gap: Using design based activities to develop problem-solving skills in Qatari high school students
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2015 , Conference Paper)A substantial number of secondary school students are accepted into engineering schools without adequate exposure to key engineering based skills, such as analytical thinking, problem solving, critical thinking and design. ... -
Identity issues: expatriate professors teaching and researching in Qatar
( Springer Netherlands , 2015 , Article)Today, academics are more transient, working outside their home countries, than at any other time in the history of academics especially in the Arab World were there is great demand for faculty members educated in Western’ ... -
Social Justice and the Engineering Profession: Challenging Engineering Education to Move Beyond the Technical
( Springer International Publishing , 2015 , Book chapter)This study investigates faculty and students’ perception of the significance of social justice in the engineering education program in an Arab Gulf nation. In light of the expanding ethical education of engineers stated ... -
The impact of globalisation on society and culture in Qatar
( Universiti Putra Malaysia , 2016 , Article)The discovery of oil and the economic development and growth that followed has placed Gulf Countries on the fast path to urbanisation and modernisation, bringing an impact on traditional family relations and functions. In ... -
CORRUPTION AND MICROCREDIT INTEREST RATES: DOES REGULATION HELP?
( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2016 , Article)Misunderstandings about the structure of microcredit interest rates continue to generate rich criticism of the industry's high interest rates. Research has focused attention on the cost structure of interest rates and, ... -
An Exploratory Study of the Factors Associated With Literacy Teachers' Integration of Technology: A Study of Lebanese Schools
( Routledge , 2016 , Article)The purpose of this study is to explore Lebanese teachers' perceptions of the factors determining their integration of technology into literacy classrooms. A quantitative survey examining literacy teachers' individual ... -
Gender and age differences in life satisfaction within a sex-segregated society: Sampling youth in Qatar
( Routledge , 2016 , Article)Recent decades have witnessed a surge of interest in the measures of subjective well-being, including mental and physical health, happiness and life satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to determine if there are ... -
Primary school teachers' knowledge, attitudes and views on barriers to inclusion in Jordan
( International Journal of Special Education , 2016 , Article)This study explores teachers' knowledge and attitudes toward the inclusion of students with special education needs (SEN) in mainstream schools in Jordan. It also examines the barriers the teachers perceived to hinder ...