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Women with disabilities in the state of Qatar: Human rights, challenges and means of empowerment
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International Journal of Special Education
, 2017 , Article)
This study explored human rights for Qatari women with disabilities, challenges and means of empowerment as perceived by females and males both with and without disabilities. The Questionnaire of the Rights of Women with ...
Gender and age differences in life satisfaction within a sex-segregated society: Sampling youth in Qatar
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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 ...
Characteristics and models of effective professional development: the case of school teachers in Qatar
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Routledge
, 2018 , Article)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of effective professional development and effective models of professional development as perceived by school teachers in the State of Qatar. This study is ...
Promoting reading in the Arab world: The book club model
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SAGE Publications Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
Despite their proliferation in many parts of the world, book clubs have received little attention from academic researchers. This study seeks to understand the status of book clubs particularly in the Arab world. An in-depth ...
Technology integration in EFL classrooms: A study of Qatari independent schools
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Springer New York LLC
, 2017 , Article)
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of teachers' individual characteristics and perceptions of environmental factors on the extent of technology integration into EFL (English as a Foreign Language) classrooms. ...
Teacher perceptions of professional development in the context of national educational reform: the case of Qatar*
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2011 , Article)
In light of nationally mandated educational changes in Qatar, this study investigates in-service teachers' perceptions of professional development (PD). The aims are to identify challenges facing teachers' PD. The respondents ...
Chinese business students’ changes in beliefs and strategy use in a constructively aligned PBL course
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Routledge
, 2017 , Article)
This study adopted a longitudinal retrospective case study approach to investigate Chinese business students' transitional learning experience in a problem-based learning (PBL) course with innovative assessment practices. ...
University faculty?s perceptions and practices of student centered learning in Qatar: Alignment or gap?
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose: Although student-centered learning (SCL) has been encouraged for decades in higher education, to what level instructors are practicing SCL strategies remains in question. The purpose of this paper is to investigate ...
Supervised practice program guided by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics standards improves potential employability of nutrition/dietetics graduates: perspective of employers and preceptors.
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BMC
, 2019 , Article)
This study investigated employers' perspectives on the impact of a supervised practice program (SPP), guided by international accreditation standards on the skill development and potential employability of dietetics students. ...
The Influence of the Arab Spring on Arabic YA Literature
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Springer Netherlands
, 2019 , Article)
This study explores the impact of the political uprisings in the Middle East, known as the Arab Spring, on Arabic YA literary books. It is based on a content analysis of the Etisalat Book Award’s shortlisted entries for ...