Educational Sciences: Recent submissions
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Managing Knowledge and Identity across the Boundary of Academic and Commercial Science
( Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited , 2022 , Conference)In the last few decades, institutions of higher learning are being transformed from ivory towers to become engines of regional and national economic development and ‘knowledge businesses’ increasingly focused on producing ... -
Exploring the Use of Cognitive Science Approaches Alongside SOLO Taxonomy as a Pedagogical Framework to Build Deeper Knowledge in Science and Foundation Subjects at Primary Schools in UK
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Recent discoveries in cognitive science have led to understanding that there may be more effective ways to help pupils retain information, which then supports them to improve their critical thinking, thus leading to deeper ... -
Factors Influencing Students’ Achievements in the Content and Cognitive Domains in TIMSS 4th Grade Science and Mathematics in the United Arab Emirates
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is a comparative international assessment study conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). TIMSS aims to ... -
Integrating technology pedagogy and content knowledge in Qatar’s preparatory and secondary schools: The perceptions and practices of STEM teachers
( Modestum LTD , 2023 , Article)This paper is part of a project on enhancing STEM teaching through teachers’ professional development (TPD). The aim is to explore K-12 science and mathematics teachers’ views and practices about implementing STEM through ... -
Students’ and facilitators’ experiences with synchronous and asynchronous online dialogic discussions and e-facilitation in understanding the Nature of Science
( Springer , 2024 , Article)The existing literature lacks a precise understanding of how online facilitation and dialogic discussions can positively impact students’ comprehension of the Nature of Science (NoS). This study delves into the experiences ... -
The role of English and the sociocultural structure of Bahasa: a study of Brunei Darussalam
( Springer Science and Business Media B.V. , 2023 , Article)This paper looks at the role of English in Brunei and the sociocultural structure of Bahasa/language in Brunei Darussalam. The aim of this research is to critically analyse sociocultural theory from Vygotsky’s “peak ... -
Developing a rubric for assessing students’ competencies in entrepreneurial-STEM learning context
( Routledge , 2024 , Article)The increasing emphasis on a competency-based learning approach in entrepreneurial-STEM (E-STEM) necessitates competency-based assessment tools to track students’ entrepreneurial development and enhance the quality of ... -
Optimizing Clinical Workflow Using Precision Medicine and Advanced Data Analytics
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)Precision medicine—of which precision prescribing is a core component—is becoming a new frontier in today’s healthcare. Both artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have the potential to enhance our understanding ... -
School Leadership 4.0: Are We Ready?
( Springer Nature , 2024 , Book chapter)This study explores the relevance of Leadership 4.0 in the context of Education 4.0 for school leaders. By investigating school leaders’ knowledge and perceptions of Education 4.0, the study provides insights into their ... -
Leadership styles and AI acceptance in academic libraries in higher education
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)This study explored the relationship between the leadership styles adopted by academic librarians and their openness to artificial intelligence (AI). The purpose was to discern whether particular leadership approaches ... -
Using a PBL authoring tool to train teachers in designing an online PBL unit
( Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education , 2014 , Conference)Problem-based learning (PBL) is proposed as one of the most well-known alternatives to subject-based learning in educating graduates to become independent workers, critical thinkers, problem solvers, lifelong learners, and ... -
Teacher leadership and virtual communities: Unpacking teacher agency and distributed leadership
( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)This study explored the development of teacher leadership in collaborative online spaces, also called virtual communities of practice (vCoP). Employing a phenomenological research design with semi-structured interviews as ... -
Webinars for teacher professional development: perceptions of members of a virtual professional community of practice
( Routledge , 2024 , Article)This study explores the significance of webinars as tools for supporting teachers’ professional development and growth beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, as perceived by the teachers themselves. The study employs a mixed methods ... -
Correction to: A qualitative assessment of medical students’ readiness for virtual clerkships at a Qatari university during the COVID-19 pandemic
( BioMed Central Ltd , 2023 , Article)Correction: BMC Medical Education (2023) 23:186 Following publication of the original article [1], due to a typesetting error, references [19] and [20] were written incorrectly. The correct references are given below: [19] ... -
Supports and constraints to middle leadership development in higher education: A Q-methodology study
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2023 , Article)Middle leadership development in a Higher Education context can be understood as a complex endeavor, influenced by interactions and interrelations within multiple systems. We explored the perspectives of thirty-five male ... -
The Rise and Fall of Teacher Leadership: A Post-Pandemic Phenomenological Study
( Routledge , 2023 , Article)This study explored teacher leadership functions during and post-school disruption, due to COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were recruited from three primary government schools in Qatar, and included 12 teachers, three ... -
Education Stakeholders’ Viewpoints about an ESD Competency Framework: Q Methodology Research
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)Teachers are considered key drivers of the education for sustainable development (ESD) agenda. They play a critical role in ensuring the attainment of sustainability goals, yet require early opportunities to acquire the ... -
Student Teachers’ Perceptions of Factors Influencing Learner Agency Working in Teams in a STEAM-Based Course
( Modestum , 2021 , Article)The study adopted a sequential mixed-methods approach to investigate student teachers’ learner agency in a teamwork setting at Qatar University. In the qualitative phase, a total of 10 student teachers enrolled in a course ... -
Men and classrooms in Qatar: A Q methodology research
( 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 ... -
A Narrative Study Exploring Content and Process Influences on Male Teachers’ Career Development
( Routledge , 2022 , Article)Through a Systems Theory Framework, the study explored the systems of influence on male teachers’ career development within individual, social, and environmental-societal contexts. Four male Qatari teachers recounted their ...
