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Open source software: A community of altruists

Baytiyeh H.; Pfaffman J. (OXFORDTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND, 2010)

To learn about what drives people to devote their time and expertise to creating and supporting free-open source software, a survey with Likert-scaled items measuring different types of motivations was sent to contributors ...
Perceptions of engineering professors and students regarding the acceptance and use of moodle

Baytiyeh H. (, 2013)

Based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), this study investigates users' intentions toward the course management system Moodle. The participants were 27 engineering professors and 501engineering ...
Perspectives of school dropouts' dilemma in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon: An ethnographic study

Al-Hroub A. (OXFORDTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND, 2014)

This research article explores the perspectives of students, administrators, teachers and parents on the UNRWA school dropouts' dilemma in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. Based on qualitative methodology, field data ...
Political violence and the Palestinian family: Implications for mental health and well-being

Khamis, Vivian (Haworth, )
Posttraumatic stress and worry as mediators and moderators between political stressors and emotional and behavioral disorders in Palestinian children

Khamis V. (HOVE27 CHURCH RD, HOVE BN3 2FA, EAST SUSSEX, ENGLAND, 2012)

This study was designed to assess whether the symptoms of posttraumatic stress mediate or moderate the relationship between political stressors and emotional and behavioral disorders in Palestinian children. It was ...
Practitioner engineers perceptions for a successful early employment career

Baytiyeh H.; Naja M.K. (, 2011)

The aim of this research is to examine the transition of Lebanese engineering students from collegiate life to working professional as a case study in the Middle East region. Practicing engineers (n=217) graduated from ...
Promoting earthquake disaster mitigation in Lebanon through civic engagement

Baytiyeh H.; Naja M. (BINGLEYHOWARD HOUSE, WAGON LANE, BINGLEY BD16 1WA, W YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND, 2013)

Purpose: Civil society organizations (CSOs) in Lebanon are among the most active groups supporting community welfare and advocating for human rights and policy reform. However, these organizations still lack the basic ...
Promotion of scientific literacy on global warming by process drama

Pongsophon P.; Yutakom N.; Boujaoude S.B. (, 2010)

This project aims to investigate how process drama promotes scientific literacy in the context of global warming. Thirty-one lower (n = 24) and upper (n = 7) secondary students of one secondary school in Bangkok, Thailand ...
Psychosocial adjustment in siblings of children with war-related injuries

Khamis V. (, 2013)

The study assessed the prevalence and predictors of post-traumatic symptomatology and emotional and behavioral difficulties in siblings of children who incurred war-related injuries. It was predicted that injury severity, ...
Quality of College Life (QCL) of Students: Further Validation of a Measure of Well-being

Sirgy M.J.; Lee D.-J.; Grzeskowiak S.; Yu G.B.; Webb D.; El-Hasan K.; Garcia Vega J.J.; Ekici A.; Johar J.S.; Krishen A.; Kangal A.; Swoboda B.; Claiborne C.B.; Maggino F.; Rahtz D.; Canton A.; Kuruuzum A. (DORDRECHTVAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS, 2010)

This paper reports a study designed to further validate a measure of quality of college life (QCL) of university students (Sirgy, Grzeskowiak, Rahtz, Soc Indic Res 80(2), 343-360, 2007). Two studies were conducted: a ...
Relationship between nature of science understandings and argumentation skills: A role for counterargument and contextual factors

Khishfe R. (HOBOKEN111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA, 2012)

The study investigated the relationship of high school students' understandings about nature of science (NOS) aspects and their argumentation skills in relation to two controversial socioscientific issues. The study was ...
Relationships between selective cognitive variables and students' ability to solve chemistry problems

BouJaoude S.; Salloum S.; Abd-El-Khalick F. (ABINGDON4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OX14 4RN, OXON, ENGLAND, 2004)

The purposes of this study were: to compare students' performance on conceptual and algorithmic chemistry problems; to investigate the relationships between learning orientation, formal reasoning, and mental capacity and ...
Revolutionising engineering education in the Middle East region to promote earthquake-disaster mitigation

Baytiyeh H.; Naja M.K. (, 2014)

Due to the high market demands for professional engineers in the Arab oil-producing countries, the appetite of Middle Eastern students for high-paying jobs and challenging careers in engineering has sharply increased. As ...
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 ...

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