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Social Capital and Citizens’ Attitudes towards Migrant Workers
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Cogitatio Press
, 2017 , Article)
This study examines Qatari citizens’ attitudes toward migrant workers. While much research has been conducted on citizens’ attitudes toward the abolition, tightening, or loosening of the Kafāla system in the Gulf Cooperation ...
Proxy reporting in education surveys: factors influencing accurate reporting in the 2012 Qatar Education Study
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Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
, 2017 , Article)
Proxy reporting is a common practice during survey data collection to increase response rates while reducing fieldwork costs, and agreement between proxies and self-reports is critical to make reliable and valid inferences. ...
Expatriate mobility, firm recruitment and local context: Skilled international migration to the rapidly globalizing city of Dubai.
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Routledge
, 2017 , Book chapter)
About the Book
In today’s global knowledge economy, competition for the best and brightest workers has intensified. Highly skilled workers are an asset to companies, knowledge institutions, cities, and regions as they ...
An Eye on the Future: Student Education Plans and Career Aspirations in Qatar : Results from the SESRI Qatar Education Study 2015
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The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University
, 2017 , Poster)
Withtherealizationthateducationisthecatalystforanation’sprosperityandthatimprovedsocio-economicopportunitiesrelyinpartontheinvestmentsmadeineducation,Qatarhastakenwidestridesindevelopingitssystemofeducationviewedasstrate ...
Education in Qatar: the complex reality of citizen satisfaction
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SESRI
, 2017 , Report)
In the space of a few years, and driven by a strong political will and substantial financial
resources, Qatar has embraced an ambitious reform agenda to tackle a weak public
education system. Yet, while helping to improve ...
Needs, Preferences, and Recommendations of Charity Executives and Experts
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SESRI
, 2017 , Report)
Humanitarian actors in Qatar have understood the many benefits that technological and
process innovations could generate for the benefit of all. Results from the survey of charity
executives and experts show a preference ...
Public Spending Priorities in Qatar
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SESRI
, 2017 , Report)
Together with previous survey findings, SESRI’s study of fiscal priorities among Qataris
demonstrates the importance to citizens of healthcare and education, and to a lesser
extent other sectors such as social security ...
قطر في مواجهه الحصار : ملخص لأهم النتائج
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Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI)
, 2017 , Report)
حصار قطر الجائر والمفاجئ من الممكن اعتباره الحدث الاهم في تاريخ قطر الحديث. من حيث تأثيراته السياسية والاقتصادية والاجتماعية الجوهرية على مستقبل قطر وواقعها. وبعد ان اجتازت السفينة القطرية العاصفة بنجاح أصبح لزاماً ان نتوقف ...
Stigma associated with mental illness: perspectives of university students in Qatar
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Dove Press
, 2017 , Article)
Stigma in relation to mental illness is one of the main factors inhibiting people from seeking help. Studies have been undertaken looking into the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs (KAB) about mental illness among residents ...
Public awareness and perceptions of taxation in a changing Gulf economy
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SESRI
, 2017 , Report)
For the VAT scheme to succeed in Qatar, public awareness is necessary. Consumers need
to understand how and why the VAT will affect their budgets. Perhaps more importantly,
businesses need to understand how to modify ...