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Virtual Frontiers in STEM Education: A Systematic Review and SWOT Analysis of Virtual Reality-Based Interventions at the Preparatory School Level
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2025 , Article)This systematic review explores the potential of virtual reality-(VR)-based interventions in preparatory-level STEM education, incorporating Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis for a comprehensive ... -
Pathways to STEM Identity: High School Students' Perceptions in Qatar
( Frontiers Media , 2025 , Article)Introduction This study delves into the intricate relationship between various constructs of student identity formation, which helps comprehend their subsequent impact on students' interest and persistence in Science, ... -
Problematising PBL in Higher Education in GGC Countries: The Case of Qatar
( Springer Nature , 2025 , Book chapter)In this chapter, we use Foucault’s problematisation approach to analyse the ways in which the concept of Problem- and Project-based Learning (PBL) is constructed and contested within the GCC higher education context, with ... -
Teaching Sustainability in Qatar: Challenges for Teacher Readiness
( Springer Nature , 2025 , Book chapter)The core obstacle in imparting knowledge about sustainability lies in teachers’ readiness, which encompasses an internal motivation and commitment towards sustainability, adequate knowledge, and teaching techniques, as ... -
Accreditation and the Standardization of Syllabi: Critical Reflections from the College of Education at Qatar University
( Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. , 2020 , Book chapter)Scholars studying international accreditation practices traditionally assess the successes and failures of such programs (e.g., Collins, 2015; Altbach & Knight, 2007). Still, others investigate the reasons behind the spread ... -
Exploring research ethics through the lens of critical posthumanism in the age of Artificial Intelligence
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2025 , Article)Drawing on critical posthumanism, I attempt to theorize an alternative, non-linear conceptualization of graduate students’ experiences with AI ethics in the context of an educational research methodology course. The ... -
Middle and High School Students’ Attitudes towardDistance Education: The Case of Qatar
( ASR Research India , 2022 , Article)Countries worldwide have been facing an unprecedented virus that viciously sweptthroughout society, drastically changing everyday life. Governments enforced new safety measures to protect their citizens; many ... -
Enriching computing identity frameworks: integrating current constructs and unveiling new dimensions for today’s tech-savvy world—a systematic review
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2024 , Article)This systematic review seeks to improve the existing framework for developing students’ Computing Identity (CI) by integrating contemporary elements and identifying new dimensions. A meticulous selection of 31 articles ... -
Understanding the Relationship between Students’ Perception of Environmental and Psychological Variables and Their STEM Learning in Qatar: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach
( Lectito , 2023 , Article)This research sought to investigate the relationship between students’ perceptions of various environmental and psychological factors and their STEM learning. The study incorporated quantitative exploratory design, including ... -
Differentiated instruction between application and constraints: Teachers' perspective
( Eurasian Society of Educational Research , 2021 , Article)This study aimed to investigate the degree to which teachers in Qatar implement differentiated instruction as well as the impact of years of experience, qualifications, grade, school subjects and training on teachers' use ... -
Drawing lessons from PISA: Qatar’s use of PISA results
(2022 , Article)Worldwide, the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) has emerged as a valid and reliable benchmark for assessing students’ performance and for gaining significant influence over educational policy and ... -
A systems-thinking approach to evaluating a university professional development programme
( Taylor and Francis , 2024 , Article)Using social constructivist theories of adult learning, the Faculty Pedagogical Development (PD) Programme was designed to offer faculty a unique professional learning experience at one university in Qatar. This study ... -
Teacher educators’ simplex system in navigating the process of responding to disruptive education–a case from Qatar
( Taylor and Francis , 2022 , Article)The study explored teacher educators’ experiences in navigating the process of responding to disruptive education due to the COVID 19 pandemic. From a complexity theory lens, the concept of simplex system was used to examine ... -
Do EFL Teachers Reduce the Reading Gap in Qatar? A Study of Strategy Instruction in Government Schools
( Society for Research and Knowledge Management , 2021 , Article)Teachers' instructional practices are crucial to students' achievement in reading comprehension. Students' low English reading competence in Qatar's government schools raises concerns about not only reading comprehension ... -
University teachers’ professional agency for learning and leading sustainable change
( Taylor and Francis , 2023 , Article)Using social constructivist theories of adult learning and complexity thinking perspectives, a long-term, multi-tiered professional development (PD) programme was designed, implemented and evaluated at Qatar University. ... -
University Instructors And Students’ Attitudes Toward Distance Education: The Case Of Qatar.
( ASR Research India , 2022 , Article)To assess the attitudes of university instructors and undergraduate students toward distance education and to examine the relationship between their attitudes toward distance learning and their sociodemographic data, a ... -
Factors influencing discipline-specific facilitators’ roles in a multi-tiered professional learning programme in higher education
( Taylor and Francis , 2023 , Article)This study investigated the roles of eleven discipline-specific facilitators in a multi-tiered professional learning programme implemented in a higher education context. The study also examined the factors supporting and ... -
The perceived challenges to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationwide study of K-12 parental perspectives (Arab and other parents) in Qatar
( Elsevier Ltd. , 2024 , Article)This study aimed to explore self-reported challenges Arab and other parents encountered during the sudden shift to online teaching and learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers investigated the likely effect ... -
The role identities of women middle management academic leaders in STEM higher education
( Taylor & Francis , 2023 , Article)Despite the increasing number of women in STEM professions and higher education, they are underrepresented in middle management leadership roles. In these roles, they face challenges balancing multiple demands, especially ... -
The 2022 FIFA world cup in Qatar: resident interests and attitudes
( Taylor & Francis , 2024 , Article)This study examined residents’ attitudes towards the staging of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and assess their interest and level of support or opposition to this mega sport event. Guided by the Social Exchange Theory ...