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Student satisfaction with an educational administration preparation program: A comparative perspective
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Emerald Group Publishing Limited
, 2006 , Article)
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this research is to examine the perceptions of graduates from an educational administration program in terms of its effectiveness and impact on their lives and careers.
Design/metho ...
Social Justice and the Engineering Profession: Challenging Engineering Education to Move Beyond the Technical
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Springer International Publishing
, 2015 , Book chapter)
This study investigates faculty and students’ perception of the significance of social justice in the engineering education program in an Arab Gulf nation. In light of the expanding ethical education of engineers stated ...
Qatar's educational reform: Critical issues facing principals
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IGI Global
, 2015 , Book chapter)
Launched in 2004, Qatar's massive educational reform, Education for a New Era, has introduced numerous changes to the K-12 educational system forcing school leaders to face challenges and issues in their role of leading ...
The impact of globalisation on society and culture in Qatar
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Universiti Putra Malaysia
, 2016 , Article)
The discovery of oil and the economic development and growth that followed has placed Gulf Countries on the fast path to urbanisation and modernisation, bringing an impact on traditional family relations and functions. In ...
Identifying essential competencies for medical students
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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 ...
Attracting High Achieving Secondary Students through Early Admission Call-Up in an American Style College in Lebanon: A Comparison with American Colleges
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National Association for College Admission Counseling
, 2009 , Article)
An early admission call-up was used to attract high-achieving students to a private university in Lebanon. The callup,
which is essentially an offer of admission before the student takes any formal steps, was administered ...
Vitamin E modifies high-fat diet-induced reduction of seizure threshold in rats: Role of oxidative stress
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2019 , Article)
There is increasing evidence that oxidative stress is a causal factor in different neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy. High-fat diet (HFD) has been shown to induce oxidative stress and ...
Identity issues: expatriate professors teaching and researching in Qatar
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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’ ...
CORRUPTION AND MICROCREDIT INTEREST RATES: DOES REGULATION HELP?
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
Misunderstandings about the structure of microcredit interest rates continue to generate rich criticism of the industry's high interest rates. Research has focused attention on the cost structure of interest rates and, ...
FINANCIAL AID AT PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST: ITS IMPACT ON PERSISTENCE AND STUDENT SATISFACTION, THE CASE OF LEBANON
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Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Educational Research
, 2009 , Article)
Many private universities around the world sustain their growth and
retain students through a system of ‘cost-sharing’ where fees and tuition are
channelled back to students in form of financial aid. Not all students are ...