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The idolatry of accreditation in higher education: enhancing our understanding
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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 ...
Policy borrowing and developing knowledge economies in GCC countries: a critique from a Human Capital Theory perspective
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Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
, 2021 , Article)
Globalization presents Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries with opportunities for economic growth and transformation, as many of these nations face economic challenges such as the need for a diversified knowledge-based ...
Teachers’ Experiences and Challenges with Student Diversity in Qatar’s Government Schools
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Common Ground Research Networks
, 2021 , Article)
Globalization has changed the demographics of the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) countries creating vastly diverse resident populations. Notably, Qatar has emerged as a multinational and multicultural nation. Qatar’s ...
Internationalization and CAEP accreditation: replicating US teacher education programs abroad
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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, ...
Problematizing Accreditation for Teacher Education
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Palgrave Macmillan
, 2023 , Article)
This essay aims to problematize US accreditation of teacher education. Foucault’s notion of problematization is used as a theoretical framework to explain how accreditation emerged in the past as a solution to perceived ...
Examining Qatar’s private and public-school teachers’ readiness for teaching about sustainability
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Routledge
, 2023 , Article)
Understanding teacher readiness for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) instruction is crucial. This study investigated Qatar’s preparatory and secondary public and private school teachers’ perceived readiness to teach ...
CAEP Accreditation: Educational Neocolonialism and Non-US Teacher Education Programs
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Palgrave Macmillan
, 2022 , Article)
Under the facade of globalization, educational neocolonialism occurs through the transferring of educational theories and practices from the global north to the global south, potentially challenging and undermining indigenous ...
Globalisation, policy transferring and indigenisation in higher education: the case of Qatar’s education city
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Routledge
, 2023 , Article)
Qatar’s transition from a hydrocarbon-based to a knowledge-based economy spurred the development of Education City, which houses several International Branch Campuses and one home-grown university, Hamad bin Khalifa ...
Predictors of Parental Involvement in Their Child's Education in Qatar
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International Journal of Early Childhood Learning
, 2022 , Article)
Research indicates that parental involvement provides numerous benefits that increase students' academic performance. Therefore, it is important to understand why some parents are involved in their children's education and ...
Preservice Teachers’ Perception of Plagiarism: A Case from a College of Education
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Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
, 2022 , Article)
Few studies examine plagiarism in a Middle Eastern context, specifically from the perspectives of preservice teachers. As future gatekeepers of academic integrity, preservice teachers need to understand plagiarism. This ...