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Mobile Disruptions in the Middle East: Lessons from Qatar and the Arabian Gulf Region in Mobile Media Content Innovation
( Routledge , 2018 , Book)Mobile Disruptions in the Middle East identifies trends in mobile media use in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates and, more broadly, explores their impact on the nature of digital journalism. Mobility has long been an ... -
Mobility Competitiveness and Security: Expatriate Perspectives from Qatar
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)Introduction: In order to create and sustain a competitive, knowledge-based economy, Qatar must be able to continually attract, retain and integrate expatriate workers. As described in the Qatar National Development Strategy ... -
MOOCs and International Capacity Building in a UN Framework: Potential and Challenges
( Springer, Cham , 2018 , Book chapter)This chapter highlights the high potential and challenges involved with developing Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) for capacity building and climate-friendly technology transfer within the United Nations (UN) system. ... -
MOTIVATION AND LEARNING: A SURVEY STUDY IN PREPARATORY AND SECONDARY LEVELS IN QATARI SCHOOLS
( Progressive Academic Publishing , 2019 , Article)Many studies have investigated the key role that motivation plays in student performance and academic achievement across different grade levels. Using survey methodology, this study aimed at determining student motivation ... -
Needs, Preferences, and Recommendations of Charity Executives and Experts
( SESRI , 2017 , Report)Humanitarian actors in Qatar have understood the many benefits that technological and process innovations could generate for the benefit of all. Results from the survey of charity executives and experts show a preference ... -
No (Gulf) Country for Syrian Refugees
( The Council on Foreign Relations , 2015 , Article)A common reaction to the ongoing migrant crisis has been to blame Europe: how can the wealthy nations of western Europe allow such a tragedy? More recently, however, media and popular scrutiny have turned back toward the ... -
Nudging greywater acceptability in a Muslim country: Comparisons of different greywater reuse framings in Qatar
( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)With very low annual rainfall and increasingly depleted groundwater resources, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are some of the most water scarce in the world and rely on growing quantities of desalinated water ... -
Oil for Food: The Global Food Crisis and the Middle East
( Cambridge University Press (CUP) , 2018 , Book Review)its hard-won gains from Raqqa to Mosul, victory for the United States and its allies in this clash of ideas and values in the deserts of the Middle East is far from assured” (319) -
On the scarcity and promise of survey-based studies of international relations and security affairs in the Middle East
( Routledge , 2023 , Article)Despite a dramatic increase in the availability and quality of public opinion data from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) since the Arab uprisings of 2011, the use of surveys to study international relations and ... -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE IN BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY: Relationship between social media use and disordered eating behavior among female university students in Qatar
( Edizioni FS , 2019 , Article)Introduction: Abundant literature has established the negative impact of traditional media on body image and disordered eating behaviors among young women. In the past few years, social media use has soared especially ... -
An overview of open government data in developed countries: A comparison study between the state of Qatar & UK
(2019 , Article)Even though the diverse studies that have addressed OGD in many developed countries, there is still a lack in scientific literature about OGD initiatives in developing countries. The problem addressed in this paper is ... -
Parental Influence on Student Educational Expectations: Results from the 2012 Qatar Education Study
( Sciedu Press , 2019 , Article)This study investigated factors that are likely to influence students’ educational expectations in the State of Qatar, concentrating on selected parental factors. Drawing on recent work in the field, the study examined ... -
Parental Involvement in Education: Findings and implications from Qatar Education Survey 2018
( Social & Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) , 2020 , Report)The Qatar National Development Strategy (2011-2016 & 2018-2022) stresses the importance of parental participation in the education of children. In line with the recommendations outlined in the NDS, the current policy brief ... -
Parenting Young Arab Children: Psychometric Properties of an Adapted Arabic Brief Version of the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire
( Springer , 2016 , Article)Research has shown a connection between negative parenting practices and child conduct problems. One of the most commonly used measures to assess parenting practices is the Alabama parenting questionnaire (APQ). The current ... -
Parent’s Perceptions of Online Learning during COVID-19 Pandemic: The Road Ahead
( Online Learning Consortium (OLC) , 2024 , Article)This study explored parents’ perceptions pertaining to online learning in the state of Qatar during COVID-19 pandemic. Six hundred and eighty-eight parents were surveyed, and data was analyzed statistically using SPSS 28.0. ... -
A Path Analysis of Student Interest in STEM, with Specific Reference to Qatari Students
( Modestum , 2017 , Article)ABSTRACT This study sought to explore the factors that help predict students’ interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in Qatar. Drawing on recent work in the field, the present paper examines ... -
PATH ANALYTIC INVESTIGATION OF THE INTENTION TO ADOPT E-GOVERNMENT SERVICES THROUGH MOBILE APPLICATIONS IN QATAR (TAM REVISITED)
( IAEME Publication , 2020 , Article)The aim of this research is to examine the factors that affect user's intention to use e-government services through mobile applications in Qatar. Based on valid responses from 1,340 adults out of a representative sample ... -
Path analytic investigation of the intention to adopt open government data in Qatar (TAM revisited)
( Emerald Publishing Limited , 2023 , Article)Purpose: This study aims to examine the factors that influence end users’ intention to adopt open government data (OGD) portals, envisioning this relationship through a path causal model. Design/methodology/approach: The ... -
The Patriarchal Bargain in a Context of Rapid Changes to Normative Gender Roles: Young Arab Women’s Role Conflict in Qatar
( Springer Verlag , 2016 , Article)Social norms in patriarchal countries in the Middle East are changing at differing rates. In Qatar, expectations about education have shifted, and women’s participation in higher education is normative. However, women’s ... -
Patterns of compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures among the public in Qatar and Kuwait
( SAGE Publications , 2022 , Article)Policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic are assessed by documenting the public’s perception, knowledge, and adherence to preventive behaviors to mitigate the spread of the virus. Using an online survey administered in ...