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School counseling in Lebanon: Past, present, and future

Ayyash-Abdo H.; Alamuddin R.; Mukallid S. (ALEXANDRIA5999 STEVENSON AVE, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22304-3300 USA, 2010)

This article examines the status of school counseling in Lebanon. An overview that points out some weakness in the educational system, such as high dropout and repetition rates, is presented. Calls for counseling have been ...
Science education in Arab states: Bright future or status quo?

Dagher Z.R.; Boujaoude S. (ABINGDON4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OX14 4RN, OXFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, 2011)

This paper describes the current state of science education in Arab states and anticipates some of the challenges faced by those states as they reform their science education. After discussing problems of illiteracy, access ...
Secondary School External Examination Systems: Reliability, Robustness and Resilience

Vlaardingerbroek, Barend; Neil Taylor (Cambria Press, )
Social and Political Dimensions of Mathematics Education

Jurdak, Murad; Vithal, E.; K. Kollosche (Springer, )

This book examines the current thinking on five critical social and political areas in mathematics education. It focuses on material conditions in teaching and learning, and details features of social life and their influence ...
Sociopolitical Dimensions of Mathematics Education: From the Margin to Mainstream

Jurdak, Murad; Vithal, Renuka (Springer, )

This book documents and expands on the diverse social and political dimensions of mathematics education issues, concerns, perspectives, contexts, and approaches presented in Topic Study Group 34 of the 13th International ...
STEM education in the Arab Countries: Rationale, Significance and Future Prospects

BouJaoude, S. (Brill, 2021-01-11)
Stressors, family environment and coping styles as predictors of educational and psychosocial adjustment in Palestinian children

Khamis V. (ABINGDON4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OX14 4RN, OXFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, 2013)

This study investigated the contributions of child and parents' sociodemographics, daily stressors, family environment, and coping strategies, to academic achievement, cognitive functioning and aggression in a sample of ...
Students' enrollment in engineering: Motivational factors

Baytiyeh H.; Naja M.K. (DURRUS, BANTRYIJEE , ROSSMORE,, DURRUS, BANTRY, COUNTY CORK 00000, IRELAND, 2010)

This study investigates the influences and motives behind students' decisions to choose an engineering major. To learn more about what drives students to enroll in engineering programs, three universities in Lebanon were ...
Students' perceptions of the nature of evolutionary theory

Dagher Z.R.; Boujaoude S. (HOBOKEN111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN, NJ 07030 USA, 2005)

This study explored how some college students understand the nature of the theory of evolution and how they evaluate its scientific status. We conducted semistructured interviews with 15 college biology seniors in which ...
Teacher Education Programs in Lebanon: Innovations in the Past Decade (2011-2021).

BouJaoude, Saouma; Baddour, Rana (2022)

Several studies have investigated the nature of teacher education programs in Lebanon. These studies described the requirements of Lebanese teacher preparation programs, identified the differences and similarities among ...
Teacher nomination of 'mathematically gifted children with specific learning difficulties' at three state schools in Jordan

Al-Hroub A.; Whitebread D. (, 2008)

In this article, Anies Al-Hroub, assistant professor of educational psychology and special educational needs at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon, and David Whitebread, senior lecturer in psychology and education ...
Teacher Quality in Upper Secondary Science Education: International Perspectives

Vlaardingerbroek, Barend; Taylor, Neil (Palgrave Macmillan, )

Upper secondary science is the bridge to science-related careers and thereby to human capital formation in science and technology. Quality rather than quantity is what counts at this level and teacher quality is a major ...
Teachers' ability to identify and explain students' actions in near and far figural pattern generalization tasks

El Mouhayar R.R.; Jurdak M.E. (DORDRECHTVAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS, 2013)

The purpose of this paper is to explore middle school in-service mathematics teachers' ability (1) to identify and explain students' actions in pattern generalization and (2) to account for the variation in teachers' ...
The assessment of earthquake preparatory knowledge and activities of lebanese engineering students

Baytiyeh H. (American Society for Engineering Education;, 2014)

Lebanon is one of the most urbanized countries in the East Mediterranean region and is highly vulnerable to earthquake disasters. Such a fact necessitates a proactive role of Lebanese engineering institutions and an active ...
The construct validity of a measure of the benchmarks of educational practices

Hassan K.E. (, 2013)

Purpose: The American University of Beruit has generated a model for student success that builds on Kuh's five benchmarks of academic practice. The purpose of this study is to investigate the psychometric properties of the ...
The effect of living values: An educational program on behaviors and attitudes of elementary students in a private school in Lebanon

Hassan K.; Kahil R. (, 2005)

The study examines the effect of the Living Values Educational Program (LVEP) on certain behaviors and attitudes related to personal intelligences (Intrapersonal and Interpersonal) in elementary school students in a private ...
The effect of reflective discussions following inquiry-based laboratory activities on students' views of nature of science

Yacoubian H.A.; Boujaoude S. (MALDENCOMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN 02148, MA USA, 2010)

This research investigated the effect of reflective discussions following inquiry-based laboratory activities on students' views of the tentative, empirical, subjective, and social aspects of nature of science (NOS). ...
The effect of using concept maps as study tools on achievement in chemistry

Boujaoude S.; Attieh M. (, 2008)

The purposes of this study were to: (1) examine whether or not the construction of concept maps by students improves their achievement and ability to solve higher order questions in chemistry, (2) investigate the differential ...
The effect of using drama in science teaching on students' conceptions of the nature of science

Boujaoude S.; Sowwan S.; Abd-El-Khalick F. (Springer Netherlands; DORDRECHTPO BOX 17, 3300 AA DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS, 2005)

This study investigated the effect of using drama as a supporting learning strategy on students' conceptions of the nature of science (NOS). Participants were 32 grade 10 and 11 students from a private all-girls' school ...
The environmental knowledge and attitudes of prospective teachers in Lebanon: A comparative study

Vlaardingerbroek B.; Taylor T.G.N. (, 2007)

This paper presents data arising from a study of final-year primary and secondary teaching students in Lebanon using an equivalent Australian sample as a comparative reference group. It was found that the Lebanese students ...

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