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Contributing factors in pursuit of a Ph.D. in engineering: The case of lebanon

Baytiyeh H.; Naja M.K. (DURRUS, BANTRYIJEE , ROSSMORE,, DURRUS, BANTRY, COUNTY CORK 00000, IRELAND, 2011)

Little is known about why students choose to enrol in post-graduate studies. Going through a Ph.D. degree is often seen as a risky decision. This study offers responses' analysis of two groups; the first consists of 274 ...
Converging Perspectives on Conceptual Change: Mapping an Emerging Paradigm in the Learning Sciences

Amin, Tamer G.; Levrini, Olivia (Routledge, )

Conceptual change, how conceptual understanding is transformed, has been investigated extensively since the 1970s. The field has now grown into a multifaceted, interdisciplinary effort with strands of research in cognitive ...
Developing assessment profiles for mathematically gifted children with learning difficulties at three schools in Cambridgeshire, England

Al-Hroub A. (, 2011)

This paper focuses on critical issues related to the identification of mathematically gifted children with learning difficulties (LDs). One purpose of the study is to broaden teachers' and educators' insight into the ...
Developing teachers' reflective practice: An explorative study of teachers' professional learning experience in a private Lebanese school

Shabeeb L.E.A.; Akkary R.K. (Routledge;, 2014)

This article examines the in-house professional development program in a private school in Lebanon and the approach it adopts to train teachers on reflective practice. It identifies the contextual factors in the school ...
Disparity between college preparation and career demands for graduating engineers

Baytiyeh H. (DURRUS, BANTRYIJEE , ROSSMORE,, DURRUS, BANTRY, COUNTY CORK 00000, IRELAND, 2012)

The engineering profession has traditionally been a technical field based on theoretical and scientific discipline. In addition to the technical knowledge and hard skills, engineers must acquire sufficient soft skills in ...
Educational assessment in Lebanon

Vlaardingerbroek B.; Shehab S.S. (, 2012)

The Lebanese government education system is based on the French, but private education historically has a high profile at both the school and tertiary levels where an American influence is profound. The mid-secondary Brevet ...
EPISTEMOLOGICAL BELIEFS IN SCIENCE: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF LEBANESE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' EPISTEMOLOGIES

Rizk N.; Jaber L.; Halwany S.; BouJaoude S. (DORDRECHTVAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS, 2012)

Beliefs about the nature of knowledge and knowing have been investigated extensively in educational and developmental psychology research. Hofer's framework on personal epistemology is adopted in the present study for ...
Equity in quality mathematics education: A global perspective

Jurdak M. (Springer Netherlands; DORDRECHTPO BOX 17, 3300 AA DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS, 2011)

Inequities in mathematics education at the global level are likely to filter into the national system and eventually into the classroom because of the hierarchical nested nature of the global mathematics education system. ...
Erratum: Upper secondary school physical science curricula in New Zealand after the national qualifications framework reforms (International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education (2007) 5 (263-280))

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

[No abstract available]
Explicit Nature of Science and Argumentation Instruction in the Context of Socioscientific Issues: An effect on student learning and transfer

Khishfe R. (ABINGDON4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OX14 4RN, OXFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, 2014)

The purpose of the study was two-fold: to (a) investigate the influence of explicit nature of science (NOS) and explicit argumentation instruction in the context of a socioscientific issue on the argumentation skills and ...
Facing the challenges of educational reform in the Arab world

Karami Akkary R. (Kluwer Academic Publishers;, 2014)

This paper pinpoints and discusses key aspects of the current approaches to school reform in the Arab world against the backdrop of what is accepted as the best practice in the international literature on effective school ...
Factors influencing the decision to enroll in an engineering PhD program

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

This research investigates the contributing factors for considering enrollment in engineering doctoral programs by offering responses' analysis of two groups; the first consists of 274 graduate students enrolled in various ...
Gender responses to psychological distress among Palestinians: Risk and protective factors

Khamis V. (John Wiley and Sons Ltd.; HOBOKEN111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA, 2014)

This study investigated the extent to which differences in the presence of trauma, political and normative stressors, resources, coping, and hardiness could account for variation in gender responses to psychological distress ...
Getting into Varsity: Comparability, Convergence and Congruence

Vlaardingerbroek, Barend; Taylor, Neil (Cambria Press, )
Gifted Education in Lebanese Schools: Integrating Theory, Research, and Practice

Al-Hroub, Anies; El Khoury, Sara (Springer, )

This brief discusses research about gifted education in Lebanese schools, providing an overview of the latest theories, definitions, and practices used to identify gifted students in Lebanese schools. Chapters begin by ...
A Heart-shaped life

Hamd, Yasmine (Yasmine Hamd, 2023-04)

This book is influenced by a real story of a girl who was bullied for her widow's peak hairline. By re-telling the story in a unique way, this book aims to promote appreciation of diversity amongst children.
Higher Education in the Arab States

Bashshur, Munir (UNESCO, )
Identifying the challenging factors in the transition from colleges of engineering to employment

Baytiyeh H.; Naja M. (, 2012)

The transition from university to a career in engineering is a challenging process. This study examined the perceptions of engineering graduates regarding the difficulties they encountered in their transition from the ...
Imagining the textbook: Textbooks as discourse and genre

Klerides E. (, 2010)

This article examines textbooks, especially history textbooks, seeking to contribute to an emerging body of scholarship that endeavors to understand the nature, specific properties, and characteristics of this medium. Using ...
Impact of college learning on engineering career practice

Baytiyeh H.; Naja M.K. (, 2010)

Traditionally, engineering profession appears to be a technical field based on scientific discipline. However, the way engineering has been taught will not anymore create the innovative professionals that meet the standards ...

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