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Factors Shaping Qatari Students’ Interest in STEM, Business or Public Sector Careers
(
Sage Publishing
, 2016 , Article)
In this article we examine interest in a STEM career in Qatar not in isolation, but as one of numerous career choice options. In particular, we contrast interest in a STEM career with the culturally-relevant alternative ...
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and its Impact on Qatar: Transitioning towards Full Implementation
(2016 , Poster)
Disability: interaction between long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments and various barriers hindering full and effective participation in society (UNCRPD)
Aim of CRPD:
Promote, protect and ...
Public–Private Partnership in Tunisia: Enfidha Airport Assessment of an Infrastructure Achievement
(
Taylor & Francis
, 2016 , Article)
One of the largest recent private-sector investments and the first airport private-sector concession
in the Maghreb is Enfidha Airport, a key factor in the success of the Tunisian Government’s public–
private partnership ...
Subsidy Reduction and Trends among Lower Income Qatari Households
(
The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University
, 2016 , Report)
The reduction of economic subsidies (e.g., on vehicle fuel and electricity) can bring important financial and environmental benefits to Qatar, but such changes also have the potential to impact negatively the poorest Qatari ...
Reasons for unit non-response in household Surveys in the Arab Gulf Countries
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The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University
, 2013 , Poster)
For in-person household surveys, it is fundamental to consider societal customs when choosing appropriate times and interviewer gender. However, even after all these procedures were taken into consideration with an eye to ...
GIVING TWO ANSWERS TO THE SAME QUESTION: APPLYING SURVEY RE-INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES IN QATAR.
(
RESEARCH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PUBLISHERS
, 2016 , Article)
In order to evaluate the quality of its survey data, SESRI implemented since 2010 a system of re-interviewing a sub-sample of respondents.
These re-interviews usually take place not more than six days from the date of the ...
Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of stunting, underweight, and overweight among Palestinian school adolescents (13-15 years) in two major governorates in the West Bank
(
BioMed Central Ltd.
, 2009 , Article)
There is little information about height and weight status of Palestinian adolescents. The objective of this paper was to assess the prevalence of stunting, underweight, and overweight/obesity among Palestinian school ...
The Effect of Citizenship status on Satisfaction with Healthcare Services: Implications for Policymaking in Qatar
(2015 , Presentation)
Objectives
Using data collected before the roll out of the Qatar National Health Insurance Scheme, this study explores the role of citizenship as a predictor of general satisfaction with healthcare services and its potential ...
Why Qatar Needs a Guest Worker Welfare Index
(
Qatar University
, 2016 , Report)
Ambiguity and acrimony surrounding the welfare of blue-collar guest workers in Qatar
will continue in the current low-information environment devoid of comprehensive and
scientific data on the status of low-income laborers. ...
QATAR EDUCATION STUDY : Facilities Report 2012
(
The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University.
, 2015 , Other)
This report examines the views of students, teachers and administrators toward K-12
education in Qatar. It is based on results from the Qatar Education Study (QES), which
is a series of surveys conducted by the Social ...