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Identifying essential competencies for medical students
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to identify essential profession-related competencies, clinical knowledge and skills that medical students should develop in the early stages of their education for future professional ...
Student teachers development as teacher leaders during the practicum experience
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature of student teachers' development as teacher leaders during a 12-week practicum experience at Qatari government schools. Design/methodology/approach: The investigation ...
Investigating critical obstacles to entrepreneurship in emerging economies: A comparative study between males and females in Qatar
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Allied Business Academies
, 2019 , Article)
Qatar's Entrepreneurship sector faces major obstacles that impede its growth prospects. While Qatar has started to focus more on improvement of the entrepreneurial environment through semi-governmental agencies and creation ...
Prevalence of general and abdominal obesity among adolescents attending independent schools in Qatar
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to determine the prevalence of general and abdominal obesity among adolescents attending independent schools in Qatar. Design/methodology/approaches: A school-based cross-sectional ...
Laryngeal Contrast in Qatari Arabic: Effect of Speaking Rate on Voice Onset Time
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S. Karger AG
, 2019 , Article)
Beckman and colleagues claimed in 2011 that Swedish has an overspecified phonological contrast between prevoiced and voiceless aspirated stops. Yet, Swedish is the only language for which this pattern has been reported. ...
Arsenic, cadmium, and lead contents of rice imported into Qatar-impact on intake
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Emerald
, 2019 , Article)
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to determine arsenic, cadmium and lead contents of rice imports and to estimate their impact on these heavy metal intakes in Qatar.
Design/methodology/approach
In total, 30 rice ...
Investigating the effectiveness of practicing knowledge management in the hospitality industry: The case of Qatar
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Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
Managing knowledge plays a significant role in the delivery of success in different organisations. Hospitality and hotels are not far from this. However, assessing the effectiveness of practicing knowledge management in ...
Empirical evidence of the suitability of IFRS in emerging markets
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the suitability of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in emerging markets such as Qatar. The current research attempts to obtain insights into the advantages ...
Does the delivery of interprofessional education have an effect on stereotypical views of healthcare students in Qatar?
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Taylor & Francis
, 2019 , Article)
Interprofessional education (IPE) is an evolving educational approach for preparing healthcare professional students to provide patient care in a collaborative team atmosphere. One of the important outcomes to be achieved ...
Using Texts Which Address Local Issues to Create a Discursive Space within an Undergraduate Writing Course
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Routledge
, 2019 , Article)
This study explores whether collaboratively writing about local issues would enable learners to deepen their understanding of their relationship with their own social context. A discursive space within an English for ...