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The impact of globalisation on society and culture in Qatar
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Universiti Putra Malaysia
, 2016 , Article)
The discovery of oil and the economic development and growth that followed has placed Gulf Countries on the fast path to urbanisation and modernisation, bringing an impact on traditional family relations and functions. In ...
CORRUPTION AND MICROCREDIT INTEREST RATES: DOES REGULATION HELP?
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
Misunderstandings about the structure of microcredit interest rates continue to generate rich criticism of the industry's high interest rates. Research has focused attention on the cost structure of interest rates and, ...
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. ...
Early writing development: kindergarten teachers' beliefs about emergent writing in Qatari preschool settings
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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 ...
An Exploratory Study of the Factors Associated With Literacy Teachers' Integration of Technology: A Study of Lebanese Schools
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Routledge
, 2016 , Article)
The purpose of this study is to explore Lebanese teachers' perceptions of the factors determining their integration of technology into literacy classrooms. A quantitative survey examining literacy teachers' individual ...
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 ...
Face perception in schizophrenia: A specific deficit
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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
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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 ...
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 ...
Primary school teachers' knowledge, attitudes and views on barriers to inclusion in Jordan
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International Journal of Special Education
, 2016 , Article)
This study explores teachers' knowledge and attitudes toward the inclusion of students with special education needs (SEN) in mainstream schools in Jordan. It also examines the barriers the teachers perceived to hinder ...