College of Education: Recent submissions
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Teachers’ Experiences and Challenges with Student Diversity in Qatar’s Government Schools
( 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 ... -
Neoliberalism and Western accreditation in the Middle East: A critical discourse analysis of Educational Leadership Constituent Council standards
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2017 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of neoliberalism and the accreditation of educational leadership programs in one Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) country by contextualizing the accreditation process ... -
Teachers’ reflective practices within a Gulf cooperation council context: Knowledge, beliefs, and challenges
( Taylor and Francis , 2017 , Book chapter)[No abstract available] -
Novice teachers’ challenges and coping strategies in Qatari government schools
( Society for Research and Knowledge Management , 2020 , Article)This study examined the challenges novice teachers encountered in Qatari government schools and the coping strategies they adopt. A qualitative study was conducted using semi-structured interviews with 15 novice teachers ... -
The McDonaldization of CAEP accreditation and teacher education programs abroad
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)McDonaldization is the processes of the fast-food industry that dominate segments of societies worldwide. Few studies address how McDonaldization applies to the accreditation of teacher education programs. This article ... -
Preservice Teachers’ Perception of Plagiarism: A Case from a College of Education
( 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 ... -
Controlling higher education from a distance: using foucault’s governmentality to better understand accreditation
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2022 , Article)The Internationalization of Higher Education (IHE) has expanded significantly in quantity, scope, and complexity over the past two decades, advancing into a complex system able to influence and control numerous aspects of ... -
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 ... -
Making the strange familiar and the familiar strange: A critical reflection on teacher educators and the coronavirus crisis
( Springer International Publishing , 2022 , Book chapter)This chapter uses the framework of making the strange familiar and the familiar strange to discuss the sudden shift from face-to-face to online instruction in higher education during the coronavirus crisis. Educators should ... -
CAEP Accreditation: Educational Neocolonialism and Non-US Teacher Education Programs
( 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 ... -
Transporting Problem-Based Learning to the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries (GCC): Using Cultural Scripts to Analyze Cultural Complexities
( Purdue University Press , 2021 , Article)The globalization of education has increased large-scale education reforms worldwide. Over the past 15 years, Gulf Cooperation Council Countries (GCC) have invested significant resources in reforming their education systems. ... -
Do EFL Teachers Reduce the Reading Gap in Qatar? A Study of Strategy Instruction in Government Schools
( Society for Research and Knowledge Management , 2021 , Article)Teachers' instructional practices are crucial to students' achievement in reading comprehension. Students' low English reading competence in Qatar's government schools raises concerns about not only reading comprehension ... -
Policy borrowing and developing knowledge economies in GCC countries: a critique from a Human Capital Theory perspective
( 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 ... -
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, ... -
Examining Qatar’s private and public-school teachers’ readiness for teaching about sustainability
( 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 ... -
Challenges to Teachers Implementing Sustainable Development Goals Frameworks in Qatar
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)Teachers play an essential role in teaching sustainable development to students. Consequently, understanding the challenges that hamper effective instruction is crucial. This study explored the challenges preparatory and ... -
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 ... -
Education transferring and decentralized reforms: The case of Qatar
( Springer Science and Business Media B.V. , 2022 , Article)Nations transfer educational reform models for the systematic improvement of education. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Gulf Cooperation Council states, which have implemented primarily Western decentralized reform ... -
Using social capital to develop South African principals and schools
( Springer Science and Business Media B.V. , 2022 , Article)One feature of deprived communities is a lack of social capital. Yet, research reports that social capital contributes to poverty reduction and positively impacts schools and student educational outcomes. In South Africa, ... -
Globalisation, policy transferring and indigenisation in higher education: the case of Qatar’s education city
( 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 ...