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ePortfolio Integration in Teacher Education Programs: Does Context Matter from a Student Perspective?
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IGI Global
, 2012 , Book chapter)
Though ePortfolios have grown in acceptance by teacher education programs across the United States,
there still remain many questions regarding whether the tools are meeting student and teacher education program needs. ...
USE OF EPORTFOLIOS IN K-12 TEACHER HIRING IN NORTH CAROLINA: PERSPECTIVES OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
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Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
, 2012 , Article)
This study explored the perceptions of principals involved in the hiring process of K–12 teachers in 11 counties in southeastern North Carolina. Forty-nine principals responded to a survey on ePortfolio use in the hiring ...
Developing Culturally Aware School Leaders: Measuring the Impact of an International Internship Using the MGUDS
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SAGE Publications
, 2013 , Article)
Developing globally minded citizens has become a national push and a stated priority for many higher education institutions in the United States. This article focuses on one university’s efforts to develop globally minded ...
Promoting Learning Outcomes Assessment in Higher Education : Factors of Success
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Penn State University Press
, 2013 , Article)
This article presents results of a study on factors that contribute to successful learning outcomes assessment practices. This qualitative study uses the case study method to analyze factors of success in higher education ...
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 ...
Decentralized Unitary System: A Possible Middle Ground for Somalia
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Center for Research and Policy Studies
, 2015 , Article)
The debate over a suitable governance model for Somalia is re-examined using material gleaned from interviews, focus-groups, document analyses and literature. Analysis first identifies four domestic grievances – trust-deficit, ...
Developing an Inclusive Citizenship in Somalia: Challenges and Opportunities
(2017 , Article)
In today’s world, citizenship is linked to the modern nation-state system. Although there is a rich literature on the concept of citizenship, in Somalia, it is a new idea that is contested and poorly understood by
the ...
Kuwait’s Islamist Proto-parties and the Arab Uprisings: Between Opposition, Pragmatism and the Pursuit of Cross-Ideological Cooperation
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edinburgh university press
, 2018 , Book chapter)
Exploring the evolution of Islamist proto-parties in Kuwait, this chapter revealed that in the aft ermath of the Arab uprisings their behaviour was guided mostly by pragmatism, albeit with diff erent outcomes. As we have ...
The Role of the GCC Countries in Ending Piracy in the Horn of Africa
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Center for Research and Policy Studies
, 2016 , Article)
Piracy in the Horn of Africa has had a far-reaching security and economic impact both globally and regionally. The World Bank estimated that between 2008 and 2012, the global economy lost $18 billion annually due to Somali ...
IRAN’S FOREIGN POLICY AND EVOLVING ROLE OF SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION
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RUDN University
, 2018 , Article)
The Islamic Republic of Iran is one of the most active players in the framework of South- South cooperation. During the Cold War period Iran treated South-South cooperation as an instrument for providing an independent ...