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Early years education in Qatar: The good practice guide in theory and practice
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Consortia Academia Publishing
, 2016 , Article)
Qatar’s massive education reform, Education for a New Era has dramatically shaped the
educational landscape by implementing professional and curriculum standards and introducing
best pedagogical practices at all levels. ...
Gender and age differences in life satisfaction within a sex-segregated society: Sampling youth in Qatar
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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 ...
Do Diacritical Marks Play a Role at the Early Stages of Word Recognition in Arabic?
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Frontiers Media
, 2016 , Article)
A crucial question in the domain of visual word recognition is whether letter similarity plays a role in the early stages of visual word processing. Here we focused on Arabic because in this language there are various ...
A qualitative study of student attitudes, perceptions, beliefs, outlook and context in Qatar: Persistence in higher education
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Article)
This study attempts to address the challenges of students in higher education in Qatar. The study draws on student perceptions, beliefs, outlook, and context; we approach the study through grounded means by posing leading ...
RISK FACTORS, LIFESTYLE AND HEALTH HABITS OF YOUNG ADULTS IN QATAR
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Background & Objectives The state of Qatar has witnessed significant lifestyle changes due to rapid urbanization, the introduction of labour-saving devices and the availability of high-caloric density food. This has impacted ...
Adjustment to College in the United States: Perceptions of Qatari Students
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Given the rapid growth of Qatar's economy over recent decades, workforce demand for highly-skilled Qatari nationals has increased (Berrebi, Martorell, & Tanner, 2009; Qatar General Secretariat for Development Planning, ...
A Qualitative Study of Student Perceptions, Beliefs, Outlook and Context in Qatar: Persistence in Higher Education
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Qatar has gone through an educational reform in year 2000; its educational and particularly schooling system went through a major overhaul from K-12 reaching higher education providers. The major reasons for the educational ...
Preparing foundation-year students for medical studies in a problem-based learning environment: Students׳ perceptions
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
PurposeTo contribute to the field of preparing new students for their medical studies and to investigate how foundation-year medical students perceive the progression of appropriate learning skills for studying in a PBL ...