Browsing College of Education by Publisher "Routledge"
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The idolatry of accreditation in higher education: enhancing our understanding
( Routledge , 2022 , Article)Worldwide accreditation systems for higher education are used by institutions and programmes to demonstrate their legitimacy to deliver quality education. Although there are many perceived benefits and criticisms of ... -
Internationalization and CAEP accreditation: replicating US teacher education programs abroad
( Routledge , 2022 , Article)The Internationalization of Higher Education has led to uneasiness among non-US universities about their international reputation, ranking, and local legitimacy generating a growing interest in US accreditation. Specifically, ... -
A Narrative Study Exploring Content and Process Influences on Male Teachers’ Career Development
( Routledge , 2022 , Article)Through a Systems Theory Framework, the study explored the systems of influence on male teachers’ career development within individual, social, and environmental-societal contexts. Four male Qatari teachers recounted their ... -
Perspectives of family–school relationships in Qatar based on Epstein’s model of six types of parent involvement
( Routledge , 2018 , Article)Establishing a collaborative relationship between family and school is associated with positive outcomes for children; however, little research exists, especially in the Arab Gulf region, on whether the perspectives of ... -
Problematizing constructive alignment in higher education in gulf cooperation council countries
( Routledge , 2023 , Article)Constructive alignment (CA) has developed into one of the most significant concepts in higher education since its establishment in the late 1990s. CA is a powerful instrument for curriculum design that aligns learning ... -
Promoting UAE entrepreneurs using E-STEM model
( Routledge , 2022 , Article)Although students’ STEM designs are widely admired by teachers, relatively little attention has been given to making use of these designs by incorporating a basic understanding of the market to create new values for ... -
Reading social stories in the community: A promising intervention for promoting children's environmental knowledge and behavior in Jordan
( Routledge , 2017 , Article)Traditionally, education in various forms has been used as a tool to change values and behavior in children regarding the environment. This study reports findings from the We Love Reading Program that utilizes the reading ... -
The reconstruction of academic identity through language policy: a narrative approach
( Routledge , 2020 , Article)This article aims to examine how language policy affects the reconstruction of academic identities in a time of rapid and significant changes in contemporary higher education. Through a narrative approach, we explore how ... -
The Rise and Fall of Teacher Leadership: A Post-Pandemic Phenomenological Study
( Routledge , 2023 , Article)This study explored teacher leadership functions during and post-school disruption, due to COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were recruited from three primary government schools in Qatar, and included 12 teachers, three ... -
The role identities of discipline-specific facilitators in a multi-tiered professional development program in higher education
( Routledge , 2023 , Article)The study explored the emerging role identities of eleven faculty who served as discipline-specific facilitators in a multi-tiered PD program, as well as the affordances and constraints which contributed to the (mis)alignment ... -
School leaders’ perspectives towards leading during crisis through an ecological lens: a comparison of five Arab countries
( Routledge , 2022 , Article)This qualitative study compared school leaders’ perspectives towards their leadership practices in times of emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of twenty-seven school leaders from public and private schools ... -
Small Steps Lead to Quality Assurance and Enhancement in Qatar University
( Routledge , 2009 , Article)This paper presents a brief overview of Qatar University's history since it was started in 1973. Its primary focus is on the various small, but important, steps taken by the University to address the needs of quality ... -
Student teachers' perspectives towards teacher leadership
( Routledge , 2019 , Article)This qualitative study aimed to explore six student teachers' changing perceptions and understandings of teacher leadership during their participation in a practicum experience in Qatar. The practicum experience particularly ... -
The psychometric properties of an Arabic version of the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5) across three Arabic-speaking Middle Eastern countries
( Routledge , 2017 , Article)The nature and extent of the influence of culture on psychopathology have long been studied, with a central emphasis on whether abnormal behavior is etic (universalized) or emic (cultural based). This study aimed to examine ... -
The skills and knowledge needed for principals in Qatar’s independent schools: policy makers’, principals’ and teachers’ perspectives
( Routledge , 2019 , Article)Research indicates that principals play a significant role in schools influencing student achievement and teacher effectiveness. This is particularly true in times of educational reform. Qatar has been engaging in a ... -
United States accreditation in higher education: does it dilute academic freedom?
( Routledge , 2024 , Article)US higher education accreditation agencies provide external quality evaluation for institutions and programmes to deliver quality control and assurance. Although there is ample discussion about the benefits and drawbacks ... -
Webinars for teacher professional development: perceptions of members of a virtual professional community of practice
( Routledge , 2024 , Article)This study explores the significance of webinars as tools for supporting teachers’ professional development and growth beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, as perceived by the teachers themselves. The study employs a mixed methods ...