Educational Research Center: Recent submissions
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Illuminating the Obscure: Teacher Leaders Confronting the Adverse Impact of Their Subject Leaders/Coordinators
( Taylor and Francis , 2024 , Article)This phenomenological inquiry investigated the often-overlooked negative aspects of subject leaders’/coordinators’ influence on teacher leadership development, utilizing semi-structured interviews with 11 teachers who ... -
A model of the interrelationship between research ethics and research integrity
( Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Editora , 2024 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this article is to explore the interrelationship between research ethics and research integrity with a focus on the primary forms of research misconduct, including plagiarism, fabrication, and ... -
Meta-analysis of chemistry-based interdisciplinary informal research experience program for high school students
( Elsevier , 2025 , Article)Research-based learning models, particularly interdisciplinary programs, are crucial in promoting STEM skills and fostering positive attitudes among students. This study presents a meta-analysis evaluating the impact of a ... -
Exploring wellbeing in the Arab: higher education context A scoping review
( Taylor and Francis , 2024 , Book chapter)Academic research on wellbeing and its conceptualization is closely linked to European cultural and intellectual development, from Epicurus’ vision of pleasure, materialistic appreciation, and measurement of human happiness ... -
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 ... -
A STEM model for engaging students in environmental sustainability programs through a problem-solving approach
( Routledge , 2023 , Article)This study exemplifies a STEM model for engaging students in environmental sustainability programs through a problem-solving approach. The study employed a mixed-method approach incorporating 346 elementary students. The ... -
A Meta-Analysis to Gauge the Effectiveness of STEM Informal Project-Based Learning: Investigating the Potential Moderator Variables
( Springer Science and Business Media B.V. , 2023 , Article Review)In recent decades, informal project-based learning (PjBL) for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education has gained immense significance. Though some meta-analytical studies have reported the ... -
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. ... -
Teachers’ understandings of the social and professional support needed to implement change in Qatar
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)Currently, Qatar is implementing an educational reform to enhance teaching and learning in public and private schools. The Qatar National School Accreditation significantly impacted Qatar's private schools, requiring ... -
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 ... -
The reconstruction of academic identity through language policy: a narrative approach
( 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 ... -
Principals’ perspectives on faculty diversity in Qatar’s government schools
( 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 ... -
Attestation of online programs in Qatar: The need for a policy
( Nova Science Publishers, Inc. , 2019 , Book chapter)This paper discusses the prefatory policy of online degrees' attestation in Qatar. This paper draws on the experiences of the authors as consultants and academics in higher education working in Qatar and the Arab World. ... -
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
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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 ...
