تصفح حسب المؤلف "Romanowski, Michael H."
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The idolatry of accreditation in higher education: enhancing our understanding
Romanowski, Michael H. ( 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 ... -
The impact of Qatar national professional standards: Teachers’ perspectives
Romanowski, Michael H.; Amatullah, Tasneem ( Consortia Academia Publishing , 2014 , Article)Over the past twenty years, countries have embraced educational reforms that are driven by standards-based education that include professional standards for teachers. This is the case in Qatar where professional standards ... -
Internationalization and CAEP accreditation: replicating US teacher education programs abroad
Romanowski, Michael H. ( 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, ... -
Making the strange familiar and the familiar strange: A critical reflection on teacher educators and the coronavirus crisis
Abu-Shawish, Reem Khalid; Romanowski, Michael H. ( 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
Romanowski, Michael H.; Alkhateeb, Hadeel ( 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
Alkhateeb, Hadeel; Romanowski, Michael H.; Chaaban, Youmen; Abu-Tineh, Abdullah M. ( 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 ... -
Neoliberalism and Western accreditation in the Middle East: A critical discourse analysis of Educational Leadership Constituent Council standards
Romanowski, Michael H. ( 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 ... -
Novice teachers’ challenges and coping strategies in Qatari government schools
AL-Naimi, Shaikha R.; Romanowski, Michael H.; Du, Xiangyun ( 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 ... -
Online Teaching Strategies of Language skills during Pandemic: A Case of Self-Efficacy of Teaching Faculty in Qatar Universities
Qadhi, Saba Al; Al-Thani, Hessa H.; Hasan, Mahmood Ahmed; Romanowski, Michael H.; Du, Xiangyun; Al-Emadi, Ahmed... more authors ... less authors ( Hacettepe University , 2022 , Article)COVID-19 caused teaching to shifted online which emanated challenges for both teachers and students. To overcome such challenges, self-efficacy plays a vital role. The major objective of this study was to investigate the ... -
Policy borrowing and developing knowledge economies in GCC countries: a critique from a Human Capital Theory perspective
Abu-Shawish, Reem Khalid; Romanowski, Michael H.; Amatullah, Tasneem ( 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 ... -
Predictors of Parental Involvement in Their Child's Education in Qatar
Sellami, Abdel Latif; Romanowski, Michael H.; Abu-Shawish, Reem Khalid; Bader, Lina; Al-Qassass, Haneen Basheer ( 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
Romanowski, Michael H. ( 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 ... -
Principals’ perspectives on faculty diversity in Qatar’s government schools
Romanowski, Michael H.; Abu-Shawish, Reem K.; Merouani, Nora ( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2019 , Article)Globalization requires the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) to experience numerous economic, social, and educational changes. In particular, Qatar’s unprecedented economic growth has created a flow of high- and low-skilled ... -
Problematizing Accreditation for Teacher Education
Romanowski, Michael H.; Alkhateeb, Hadeel ( 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 ... -
Problematizing constructive alignment in higher education in gulf cooperation council countries
Romanowski, Michael H.; Alkhateeb, Hadeel; Chaaban, Youmen ( 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 ... -
The Qatar National Professional Standards for School Leaders: a critical discourse analysis using Habermas’ theory of knowledge constitutive interests
Romanowski, Michael H. ( Taylor & Francis , 2013 , Article)Qatar is in the midst of a massive educational reform, Education for a New Era. Influence by neoliberalism, one principle of the reform is the development of a standards-based system including the adoption of the Qatar ... -
Qatar's educational reform: Critical issues facing principals
Romanowski, Michael H. ( IGI Global , 2015 , Book chapter)Launched in 2004, Qatar's massive educational reform, Education for a New Era, has introduced numerous changes to the K-12 educational system forcing school leaders to face challenges and issues in their role of leading ... -
Qatar’s Educational Reform: The Experiences and Perceptions of Principals, Teachers and Parents
Romanowski, Michael H.; Ellili-Cherif, Maha; Al Ammari, Badria; Al Attiya, Asma ( Macrothink Institute , 2013 , Article)This study describes the implications of the massive Qatari educational reform, Education For a New Era (EFNE), from the perspectives of teachers, principals, and parents provides insight into these stakeholders perceptions ... -
The reconstruction of academic identity through language policy: a narrative approach
Alkhateeb, Hadeel; Romanowski, Michael H.; Du, Xiangyn; Cherif, Maha ( Routledge , 2020 , Article)This article aims to examine how language policy affects the reconstruction of academic identities in a time of rapid and significant changes in contemporary higher education. Through a narrative approach, we explore how ... -
Social Justice and the Engineering Profession: Challenging Engineering Education to Move Beyond the Technical
Nasser, Ramzi N.; Romanowski, Michael H. ( 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 ...