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Small Steps Lead to Quality Assurance and Enhancement in Qatar University
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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 satisfaction with an educational administration preparation program: A comparative perspective
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Emerald Group Publishing Limited
, 2006 , Article)
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this research is to examine the perceptions of graduates from an educational administration program in terms of its effectiveness and impact on their lives and careers.
Design/metho ...
An Investigation of Math and Science Teaching and Learning in Qatari Independent Elementary Schools
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Peter Lang
, 2011 , Book chapter)
Following the establishment of a set of key elements for educational reform in Qatar, this chapter presents the findings from a research study in 67 randomly selected third and fourth grade math and science classrooms in ...
Matching Face Images Taken on the Same Day or Months Apart: the Limitations of Photo ID
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2013 , Article)
It is well-established that matching images of unfamiliar faces is rather error prone. However, there is an important mismatch between face matching in laboratory and realistic settings. All of the currently available ...
Criminal thinking in a Middle Eastern prison sample of thieves, drug dealers, and murderers
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Wiley
, 2015 , Article)
The Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles (PICTS) has been applied extensively to the study of criminal behaviour and cognition. This study aimed to explore the psychometric characteristics (factorial structure, ...
Anthropometric and lifestyle characteristics of active and inactive saudi and british adolescents
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Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
, 2014 , Article)
To compare the anthropometric and lifestyle characteristics of active and inactive adolescents in Saudi Arabia and Britain. A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted at four cities in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh and ...
Academic procrastination and its relation to motivation and self-efficacy: The case of Qatari primary school students
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Common Ground Publishing
, 2010 , Article)
Academic procrastination seems to be prevalent in academic settings where students tend to delay their tasks without valid excuses, submitting their assignments until the last minute before the deadlines. Research has shown ...
Cross-national differences in special education coverage: An empirical analysis
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Council for Exceptional Children
, 2014 , Article)
This study investigated the role of educational and socioeconomic factors in explaining differences in national special education coverage. Data were derived from several international and governmental sources, targeting ...
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Challenges and tensions
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SAGE Publications Inc.
, 2014 , Book chapter)
Social Justice and the Engineering Profession: Challenging Engineering Education to Move Beyond the Technical
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Springer International Publishing
, 2015 , Book chapter)
This study investigates faculty and students’ perception of the significance of social justice in the engineering education program in an Arab Gulf nation. In light of the expanding ethical education of engineers stated ...