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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 ...
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 ...
Student teachers development as teacher leaders during the practicum experience
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature of student teachers' development as teacher leaders during a 12-week practicum experience at Qatari government schools. Design/methodology/approach: The investigation ...
Principal selection for Qatar's government schools: Policy makers', principals' and teachers' perspectives
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SAGE Publications Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
Research indicates that principals are critical in school reform since the implementation of policies and practices is to a large extent determined by the role that principals play in educational change. This study examines ...
The development of children's preferences for equality and equity across 13 individualistic and collectivist cultures
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
A concern for fairness is a fundamental and universal element of morality. To examine the extent to which cultural norms are integrated into fairness cognitions and influence social preferences regarding equality and equity, ...
The Influence of the Arab Spring on Arabic YA Literature
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Springer Netherlands
, 2019 , Article)
This study explores the impact of the political uprisings in the Middle East, known as the Arab Spring, on Arabic YA literary books. It is based on a content analysis of the Etisalat Book Award’s shortlisted entries for ...
Implementing school-wide collaborative lesson research in Qatar
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Southeast Asian Association for Institutional Research
, 2019 , Article)
In order to develop and nurture Qatari teachers' capacity to teach mathematics through problem solving, a 3-year professional development project was implemented in which the participants engaged in Collaborative Lesson ...
Attestation of online programs in Qatar: The need for a policy
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Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
, 2019 , Book chapter)
This paper discusses the prefatory policy of online degrees' attestation in Qatar. This paper draws on the experiences of the authors as consultants and academics in higher education working in Qatar and the Arab World. ...
Does qatar need a declared language policy? A virtual ethnography perspective
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Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
, 2019 , Book chapter)
Is there a language question in Qatar's diverse society? This study raises this question and suggests that there may be more than one. Through a virtual ethnography as a research method, this study investigates how the ...
The skills and knowledge needed for principals in Qatar’s independent schools: policy makers’, principals’ and teachers’ perspectives
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Routledge
, 2019 , Article)
Research indicates that principals play a significant role in schools influencing student achievement and teacher effectiveness. This is particularly true in times of educational reform. Qatar has been engaging in a ...