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An Exploration of Sources Fostering First-Year Engineering Students’ Academic Well-Being in a PBL Environment
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers , 2023 , Article)Contribution: This paper contributes to the literature surrounding first-year engineering students’ academic well-being by proposing a conceptual framework guiding an understanding of supportive sources that foster students’ ... -
Exploring perceptions of pracademics in an Arab context
( Emerald , 2022 , Article)Purpose: This study explored the perceptions of Arab professionals toward pracademia and the ways they position themselves as professionals in this field. Design/methodology/approach: Narrative data were elicited through ... -
Exploring quality teacher education programmes in Lebanon, Qatar, and China
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2021 , Article)The present quantitative study explored pre-service teachers’ perspectives regarding the quality of their Teacher Education Programme (TEP) in Lebanon, Qatar, and China. The sample consisted of 326 pre-service school ... -
Exploring teacher leadership for professional learning in response to educational disruption in Qatar
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2022 , Article)The current study aimed to explore the way teacher leadership for professional learning was manifested during the disruption to education caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were recruited from three public and ... -
Exploring Teachers’ Perceptions of the Barriers to Teaching STEM in High Schools in Qatar
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Understanding teachers’ attitudes and perceptions of STEM teaching is a key pathway to enhance effective STEM teaching. Inarguably, teachers are the cornerstone of educational quality and play a central role in students’ ... -
Exploring teachers’ perspectives on career development: Q methodology research
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Recruiting, preparing and supporting teachers remain a public concern in many countries, with similar concerns voiced in Qatar. Using a Systems Theory Framework, this study explored the systems of influence on Qatari ... -
Exploring teachers’ professional agency within shifting educational contexts: A comparative study of Lebanon, Qatar, Kuwait, and Morocco
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)This study explored teachers' professional agency in response to shifting educational contexts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic across four participating countries. Findings from this qualitative comparative study revealed ... -
Factors affecting university image among undergraduate students: the case study of qatar university
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article)Worldwide there is an increase in competition between higher education institutions seeking to ascertain their position in the world ranking, resulting in universities introspectively reflecting on their image and student ... -
Factors influencing teacher leadership: voices of public school teachers in Qatar
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2021 , Article)This quantitative study used Teacher Leadership Inventory (TLI) to survey the views and perceptions of public (government-funded) school teachers on factors that influence teacher leadership in Qatar. The survey sample ... -
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 ... -
High school students' STEM interests and career aspirations in Qatar: An exploratory study
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)This study sought to explore high school students' interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related disciplines and careers in the context of Qatar. Quantitative data was collected using a survey ... -
High school teachers' perceptions of technology integration in instruction
( Emerald Publishing , 2024 , Article)Purpose: This exploratory research intends to comprehend the perspectives of high school teachers toward incorporating technology in instruction. Design/methodology/approach: Drawing upon Davis's technology acceptance model ... -
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 ... -
An integrated systems model for understanding experiences of academic leadership development in Qatar
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2023 , Article)While leadership development is acknowledged as essential for institutional growth in the higher education sector, it remains poorly understood and under researched both empirically and theoretically. Although knowledge ... -
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, ... -
Investigating the individual interests of undergraduate students in STEM disciplines
( Frontiers Media SA , 2024 , Article)Despite massive investments in the education sector to empower youth in Qatar, a vital concern remains to retain students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines at the undergraduate level. ... -
Lebanese Pre-service Teachers' Dispositions and Efficacy Beliefs in an Early Years Mathematics Methods Course
( Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA). , 2022 , Article)With the growing emphasis on early mathematics education, it is imperative to explore the preparedness of early years mathematics pre-service teachers in relation to content knowledge, beliefs, and dispositions. Therefore, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Men and classrooms in Qatar: A Q methodology research
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Globally, gender differences in the teaching profession are a longstanding public policy concern. International organizations and scholarly research routinely sound alarms concerning the low number of males joining the ...