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    • Gender and age differences in life satisfaction within a sex-segregated society: Sampling youth in Qatar 

      Al-Attiyah, Asma; Nasser, Ramzi ( Routledge , 2016 , Article)
      Recent decades have witnessed a surge of interest in the measures of subjective well-being, including mental and physical health, happiness and life satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to determine if there are ...

    • Getting parents involved in children's play: Qatari parents' perceptions of and engagement with their children's play 

      Ihmeideh, Fathi ( Routledge , 2019 , Article)
      The study investigates parents' perceptions of and engagement with their children's play in the context of Qatar. Quantitative data were collected using a questionnaire that was administered to parents of children aged 4-7 ...

    • Giving fathers a voice: Towards father involvement in early years settings 

      Ihmeideh, Fathi Mahmoud ( Taylor & Francis , 2014 , Article)
      It has been widely recognised that fathers can play a key role in the development and well-being of young children. In many cases, however, fathers still have limited involvement in the early years education of their ...

    • Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 

      Alize J, Ferrari; Santomauro, Damian Francesco; Aali, Amirali; Abate, Yohannes Habtegiorgis; Abbafati, Cristiana; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)
      BackgroundDetailed, comprehensive, and timely reporting on population health by underlying causes of disability and premature death is crucial to understanding and responding to complex patterns of disease and injury burden ...

    • Globalisation, policy transferring and indigenisation in higher education: the case of Qatar’s education city 

      Romanowski, Michael H.; Tok, Evren; Amatullah, Tasneem; Amin, Hira; Sellami, Abdellatif ( Routledge , 2023 , Article)
      Qatar’s transition from a hydrocarbon-based to a knowledge-based economy spurred the development of Education City, which houses several International Branch Campuses and one home-grown university, Hamad bin Khalifa ...

    • A Habermasian Analysis of Qatar's National Teacher Professional Standards 

      Romanowski, Michael H. ( Macrothink Institute , 2014 , Article)
      The belief that implementing professional standards will improve teaching and learning has led many countries to embrace standards based educational reforms. Qatar is one of those nations implementing, Education for a ...

    • Health educators' professional agency in negotiating their Problem-Based Learning (PBL) facilitator roles: Q study. 

      Du, Xiangyun; Nomikos, Michail; Ali, Kamran; Lundberg, Adrian; Abu-Hijleh, Marwan ( John Wiley & Sons, Ltd , 2022 , Article)
      University educators are expected to cope with emerging situations and complex issues in teaching and learning, and this requires them to be agentic and proactive. While professional agency of health educators has not been ...

    • Health sciences students' and instructors' perceptions of the emergency switch to virtual internship amid the COVID-19 pandemic: A case from Qatar 

      Bawadi, Hiba; Abdul Rahim, Hanan; Moawad, Joyce; Shami, Rula; Du, Xiangyun; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)
      In efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, health colleges at Qatar University shifted their clinical training to virtual internships (VI) and project-based learning (PBL). The shift was new to students and faculty alike, ...

    • High school students' STEM interests and career aspirations in Qatar: An exploratory study 

      Abdellatif, Sellami; Santhosh, Malavika; Bhadra, Jolly; Ahmad, Zubair ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      This study sought to explore high school students' interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related disciplines and careers in the context of Qatar. Quantitative data was collected using a survey ...

    • How Critical Thinking is Taught in Qatari Independent Schools’ Social Studies Classrooms: Teachers’ Perspectives 

      Romanowski, Michael H.; Nasser, Ramzi ( Macrothink Institute , 2012 , Article)
      Qatar is in the midst of a massive systemic education reform Education For a New Era. A key aspect of the reform is the expectation of teachers to develop students’ critical thinking skills. In this paper, an open-ended ...

    • Hypoglycemia avoidance behaviour in active Qatari adults with type 1 diabetes under blood glucose monitoring device 

      Jabbour, Georges; Hermassi, Souhail ( Elsevier B.V. , 2024 , Article)
      Aims: The present study aimed to explore the relationship between fear of hypoglycemia and exercise management strategies in active Qatari adults with T1D during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to explore the potential role of ...

    • Identifying essential competencies for medical students 

      Du, Xiangyun; Kassab, Salah Eldin; Al-Moslih, Ayad M.; Abu-Hijleh, Marwan Farouk; Hamdy, Hossam; ... more authors ( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2019 , Article)
      Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify essential profession-related competencies, clinical knowledge and skills that medical students should develop in the early stages of their education for future professional ...

    • Identity issues: expatriate professors teaching and researching in Qatar 

      Romanowski, Michael H.; Nasser, Ramzi ( Springer Netherlands , 2015 , Article)
      Today, academics are more transient, working outside their home countries, than at any other time in the history of academics especially in the Arab World were there is great demand for faculty members educated in Western’ ...

    • The idolatry of accreditation in higher education: enhancing our understanding 

      Romanowski, Michael H. ( 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 ...

    • Immunological Response to Exercise in Athletes with Disabilities: A Narrative Review of the Literature 

      Sellami, Maha; Puce, Luca; Bragazzi, Nicola L. ( MDPI , 2023 , Article Review)
      For a person with a disability, participating in sports activities and/or competitions can be a challenge for the immune system. The relationship between exercise and immunity response in disabled athletes is, indeed, ...

    • The impact of a teacher preparation programs on professional teaching competencies – Female novice teachers’ perspectives 

      Qadhi, Saba; Hendawi, Manal; Mohammad, Elham Ghazi; Ghazi, Intisar; Al-Dosari, Nasser; ... more authors ( Society for Research and Knowledge Management , 2020 , Article)
      This study explored early career teachers’ perspectives on their competencies in professional teaching in Qatar. Using a mixed-method research design, this study drew on empirical data from ninetlyfive survey respondents ...

    • Impact of covid‐19 on swimming training: Practical recommendations during home confinement/isolation 

      Haddad, Monoem; Abbes, Zied; Mujika, Iñigo; Chamari, Karim ( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2021 , Article)
      The COVID‐19 pandemic has had severe effects on communities globally, leading to significant restrictions on all aspects of society, including in sports. Several significant decisions were made to postpone or cancel major ...

    • Impact of Moderate Physical Activity on Inflammatory Markers and Telomere Length in Sedentary and Moderately Active Individuals with Varied Insulin Sensitivity 

      Almuraikhy, Shamma; Sellami, Maha; Al-Amri, Hadaia Saleh; Domling, Alexander; Althani, Asmaa A.; ... more authors ( Dove Medical Press , 2023 , Article)
      Introduction: Physical activity-associated immune response plays a crucial role in the aging process. This study aimed to determine the impact of short-term moderate physical activity on cytokine levels, oxidative stress ...

    • The impact of Qatar national professional standards: Teachers’ perspectives 

      Romanowski, Michael H.; Amatullah, Tasneem ( Consortia Academia Publishing , 2014 , Article)
      Over the past twenty years, countries have embraced educational reforms that are driven by standards-based education that include professional standards for teachers. This is the case in Qatar where professional standards ...

    • The impact of teacher preparation on preservice teachers' attitudes toward inclusive education in Qatar 

      E.A. Hassanein, Elsayed; M. Alshaboul, Yousef; Ibrahim, Sayed ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      Teachers' beliefs and attitudes are a significant component in the development and success of inclusive education. Research indicates that the foundation of positive attitudes toward inclusive education can be established ...