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Beyond the walls of the school: Risk factors and children and youth in the Gulf
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Article)UNESCO has reported that progress on the Education For All movement has been slow in the Arab world, including the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The low levels of achievement on national and international ... -
Cross-national differences in special education coverage: An empirical analysis
( Council for Exceptional Children , 2014 , Article)This study investigated the role of educational and socioeconomic factors in explaining differences in national special education coverage. Data were derived from several international and governmental sources, targeting ... -
Relationship between perceived and observed student-centred learning environments in Qatari elementary mathematics and science classrooms
( Springer Netherlands , 2014 , Article)Recently, Qatar established educational reform in charter (independent) schools focusing on curriculum standards, student-centred teaching, standards-based assessment, English as the language of instruction, and extensive ... -
Effect Of Learner-centered Professional Development On Teaching Behaviors In Qatari Elementary Math And Science Classrooms
( QScience , 2014 , Conference Paper)In late 2002, Qatar established key elements of educational reform, known as "Education for a New Era", including curriculum standards, emphasis on problem-solving through student-centered teaching; standards-based ... -
What Mothers Know About Child Development and Parenting in Qatar: Parenting Cognitions and Practices
( SAGE Publications , 2014 , Article)Maternal knowledge is important to parenting behaviors, children’s development and well-being. Mothers’ knowledge of child development has been shown to have a significant influence on the way mothers interact with their ... -
Criminal thinking in a Middle Eastern prison sample of thieves, drug dealers, and murderers
( Wiley , 2015 , Article)The Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles (PICTS) has been applied extensively to the study of criminal behaviour and cognition. This study aimed to explore the psychometric characteristics (factorial structure, ... -
Editorial: Face Recognition Difficulties in Children: Hits and/or Correct Rejections?
( OMICS International , 2015 , Article)Face recognition difficulties during childhood are well-documented. However, mixed results were obtained regarding the precise nature of these difficulties using different experimental tasks. Using recognition memory ... -
Teaching writing in Qatari early years education: the perceptions of early childhood teachers
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2015 , Conference Paper)The present study aimed at 1) exploring early childhood teachers' perceptions about teaching writing in Qatari early years settings, and 2) identifying the impact of several social-demographics variables on these views. ... -
Facebook: A potential educational tool in higher education
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2015 , Conference Paper)Introduction: Facebook is the most frequently visited social media networking site worldwide (Ryan & Xenos 2011). Mason and Rennie (2007: 199) reasoned, "shared community spaces and inter-group communications are a massive ... -
Teachers' practices for the purpose of developing creativity among children in primary learning stage and its relation to a number of variables
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2015 , Conference Paper)The purpose of this study is to examine teachers' practices performed to develop creativity among children in primary learning stage in Jordan. It also aimed to determine the differences between teachers' creative practices ... -
تطوير بيئة دمج شاملة : رؤية ورسالة مبادئ وقيم مساواة وعدالة ومشاركة كاملة للأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة في المجتمع د أسماء عبدالله العطية رئيس قسم العلوم النفسية - كلية التربية - جامعة قطر
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2015 , Conference Paper)The integration process of persons with disabilities with their normal peers in all fields and in the community reflects a humanitarian philosophy; and it represents a moral leap towards the provision of appropriate education ... -
An Investigation into the Lifestyle, Health Habits and Risk Factors of Young Adults
( MDPI AG , 2015 , Article)This project examined the lifestyle, health habits and risk factors of young adults at Qatar University. It explored the clustering and differences in dietary habits, body mass index (BMI) and physical activity (PA) amongst ... -
Self-reported psychopathy in the Middle East: a cross-national comparison across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United States
( BioMed Central , 2015 , Article)Background The construct of psychopathy is sparsely researched in the non-Western world, particularly in the Middle East. As such, the extent to which the psychopathy construct can be generalized to other cultures, including ... -
Early writing development: kindergarten teachers' beliefs about emergent writing in Qatari preschool settings
( Routledge , 2016 , Article)Writing often begins during the very early years of childhood; however, some children first learn writing when they begin attending school. Teachers' beliefs about early writing development can influence when and how ... -
Gender and age differences in life satisfaction within a sex-segregated society: Sampling youth in Qatar
( 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 ... -
Face perception in schizophrenia: A specific deficit
( Routledge , 2016 , Article)Introduction. Patients with schizophrenia have a large-scaled and severe cognitive impairment. This study examines whether a well-established deficit in face recognition in schizophrenia is a part of this general cognitive ... -
Autism in the Gulf States: Why social robotics is the way forward
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Conference Paper)In this paper, we assess the current situation in the Gulf States with respect to autism awareness and diagnostic facilities, and emphasize the need for epidemiology studies in light of prevalence statistics available for ... -
Evidence-based strategies to support children's emergent literacy in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries
( Psychology Press Ltd , 2016 , Article)This study was designed to examine teachers’ reported use of evidence-based strategies to support children’s emergent literacy in Arab countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The study participants comprised 644 ... -
Categorization does not promote symmetry in Guinea baboons (Papio papio)
( Springer Verlag , 2016 , Article)Humans have the capacity to use stimuli interchangeably by forming equivalence classes, and this ability seems to be supported by our language system. According to Sidman and Tailby (Conditional discrimination vs. matching ... -
The Robustness of the Nine-Factor Structure of the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire across Four Arabic-Speaking Middle Eastern Countries
( SAGE Publications Inc. , 2016 , Article)The Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) focuses on the “pure” cognitive components of emotion regulation thought to help people to manage and control their emotions during or after the experience of a stressful ...