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Examining changes in beliefs and practices: English language teachers' participation in the School-based Support Program
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Routledge
, 2017 , Article)
This article examines changes in teachers' beliefs and practices over the course of a professional development (PD) program concerned with the implementation of a constructivist-oriented pedagogy in English as a Foreign ...
Amna Mahmoud Al-Jaydah, a pioneer in the struggle for female education in Qatar: A biographical research study
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Routledge
, 2017 , Article)
Much of the historical data, often narratives, on 19th and early 20th century women teachers in the West highlights the ways in which these women educators were influenced by religious institutions and/or the cultural, ...
Women with disabilities in the state of Qatar: Human rights, challenges and means of empowerment
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International Journal of Special Education
, 2017 , Article)
This study explored human rights for Qatari women with disabilities, challenges and means of empowerment as perceived by females and males both with and without disabilities. The Questionnaire of the Rights of Women with ...
Characteristics and models of effective professional development: the case of school teachers in Qatar
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Routledge
, 2018 , Article)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of effective professional development and effective models of professional development as perceived by school teachers in the State of Qatar. This study is ...
Promoting reading in the Arab world: The book club model
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SAGE Publications Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
Despite their proliferation in many parts of the world, book clubs have received little attention from academic researchers. This study seeks to understand the status of book clubs particularly in the Arab world. An in-depth ...
Technology integration in EFL classrooms: A study of Qatari independent schools
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Springer New York LLC
, 2017 , Article)
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of teachers' individual characteristics and perceptions of environmental factors on the extent of technology integration into EFL (English as a Foreign Language) classrooms. ...
Teacher perceptions of professional development in the context of national educational reform: the case of Qatar*
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2011 , Article)
In light of nationally mandated educational changes in Qatar, this study investigates in-service teachers' perceptions of professional development (PD). The aims are to identify challenges facing teachers' PD. The respondents ...
Chinese business students’ changes in beliefs and strategy use in a constructively aligned PBL course
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Routledge
, 2017 , Article)
This study adopted a longitudinal retrospective case study approach to investigate Chinese business students' transitional learning experience in a problem-based learning (PBL) course with innovative assessment practices. ...
University faculty?s perceptions and practices of student centered learning in Qatar: Alignment or gap?
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose: Although student-centered learning (SCL) has been encouraged for decades in higher education, to what level instructors are practicing SCL strategies remains in question. The purpose of this paper is to investigate ...
Serum VEGF level is different in adolescents smoking waterpipe versus cigarettes: The irbid TRY
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MDPIAG
, 2018 , Article)
Waterpipe (Wp) use is associated with most devastating diseases and particularly popular among adolescents. Vascular endothelium growth factor (VEGF) is essential for generating new vessels. The effect of smoking tobacco ...