Social & Economic Survey Research Institute: Recent submissions
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A critical review of research on STEM education in Qatar
( Common Ground Research Networks , 2021 , Article Review)In the light of the mounting national promotion, encouragement, and support of the skillsets that are critical to the knowledge economy in Qatar, the present article offers a critical review of the current body of literature ... -
Interest in volunteering for the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar: a nationally representative study of motivations
( Routledge , 2022 , Article)Qatar is the first Muslim and Arab country to host the FIFA World Cup. The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, the organisation responsible for providing the required infrastructure, host country planning and ... -
Contribution of Non-profit Organizations to Food Security and Sustainability in the State of Qatar
( Springer Nature , 2023 , Book chapter)Despite the relatively long experience of charitable organizations in social and humanitarian aspects in Qatar, little is known about their role in food security and sustainability. This chapter sheds light on the issue ... -
Determinants of female labor force participation: implications for policy in Qatar
( Taylor and Francis , 2022 , Article)The aim of this study was to examine the microlevel factors affecting women’s participation in the Qatar workforce, as the gender gap in employment is still wide, and addressing this issue remains an essential item on the ... -
Psychotic-like experiences among university female students in Qatar: A qualitative-phenomenological study
( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)Background and aims: Psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) are hallucinatory or delusional experiences that fall below the threshold of a diagnosable psychotic disorder. Although PLEs are common across the spectrum of psychiatric ... -
The Impact of Work-Family Conflict on Job Satisfaction : A Qatari Perspective
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2020 , Book chapter)The performance of employees in any organization depends on numerous factors, which can be related to job satisfaction, family life, or both. A work-family balance is highly desirable for employees as it helps to reduce ... -
Measuring Parental Involvement in Dual-Earner Qatari Families
( Springer , 2021 , Article)Parental involvement in dual-earner families is a subject that has been widely studied in the literature in Western contexts. Less attention, however, has been allocated to the challenges that dual-earner families encounter ... -
Challenging gender norms: women’s leadership, political authority, and autonomy
( Emerald , 2022 , Article)Purpose: In patriarchal settings, cultural barriers continue to influence women’s participation in positions of leadership and political authority. This paper aims to explore these findings in light of the theoretical ... -
Impact of leadership gender stereotyping on managing familial conflict, matrimonial strategies, divorce decisions and marital satisfaction in Qatar
( Emerald , 2022 , Article)Purpose: This study aims to investigate the direct and indirect effects of leadership style and gender roles on managing familial conflict (MFC), as well as how such conflict resolution affects divorce decisions and overall ... -
Toward marriage sustainability: Impacts of delayed marriages in Qatar
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2022 , Article)Qatar society demonstrates an interesting opportunity to examine the impacts of recent socioeconomic developments on family cohesion and marriage formation. This study describes individual-level factors (e.g., education, ... -
Patterns of compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures among the public in Qatar and Kuwait
( SAGE Publications , 2022 , Article)Policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic are assessed by documenting the public’s perception, knowledge, and adherence to preventive behaviors to mitigate the spread of the virus. Using an online survey administered in ... -
STEM learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar: Secondary school students’ and teachers’ perspectives
( Modestum LTD , 2022 , Article)This study examines how students and teachers perceive science, mathematics, engineering and technology (STEM) learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data was collected through student and teacher surveys, conducted in 22 ... -
Meanings of Women's Agency: Improving Measurement in Context
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference)Decades of research has been conducted to understand the processes that under gird women's empowerment and one of its core components-women's agency. However, few inroads have been made into the study of how these processes ... -
Evaluating preparedness of emergency trainees to triage victims of mass casualty incidents
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2020 , Article)Background: Triage of victims in mass casualty incidents (MCI) is crucial in prioritizing care and allocating resources1. Triage skills are important to be evaluated for training and better preparedness. Using clinical ... -
Implementing the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Qatar: From charity to human rights
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)A historically marginalized and overlooked segment of the general population worldwide, persons with disabilities have long struggled with discrimination, inequality and even maltreatment. They have often been treated as ... -
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities from a Qatari Human Rights Perspective
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference)For a long time disability was considered a question of social development, outside the responsibilities of official human rights institutions. Over the last three decades this approach has evolved, and disability is now ... -
Shedding Light on the Roots of Dissatisfaction with Health Care Services in the State of Qatar: An Exploratory Study
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference)Introduction: Dissatisfaction with health care performance is an important source of information about health care reforms as perceived by the public as it is associated with negative beliefs about health system. Previous ... -
Reasons for Participation in Household Surveys in the Arab Gulf Countries, Qatar
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference)Participation in public opinion surveys in the State of Qatar is voluntary, and respondents are not offered incentives for participating. Nevertheless, rates of participation in face-to-face surveys conducted by the Social ... -
Criminalizing Domestic Violence in Qatar: A Case Study of Student Activism
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference)Globally, gender based violence effects one out of every three women. Recently, the alarming rise in reported cases of domestic violence in Qatar has led to a national call to find an effective way to deal with the issue. ... -
Mobility Competitiveness and Security: Expatriate Perspectives from Qatar
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference)Introduction: In order to create and sustain a competitive, knowledge-based economy, Qatar must be able to continually attract, retain and integrate expatriate workers. As described in the Qatar National Development Strategy ...
