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A call for curriculum reform to combat refugees crisis: the case of Lebanon

Awada, Ghada M.; Diab, Hassan B.; Faour, Kawthar H. (Routledge, 2018)

The study was set to elicit teachers’ perceptions of adopting a new curriculum integrating Human Rights Education (HRE) into most school subjects and developing textbooks which could address the mainstreaming of the Syrian ...
A Look into Students’ Retention of Acquired Nature of Science Understandings

Khishfe, Rola (Routledge, 2015)

Having the learning and retention of science content and skills as a goal of scientific literacy, it is significant to study the issue of retention as it relates to teaching and learning about nature of science (NOS). Then, ...
A Reconstructed Vision of Environmental Science Literacy: The case of Qatar

Khishfe, Rola (Routledge, 2014)

The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) develop a conceptual framework for environmental science literacy; and consequently (b) examine the potential of science standards/curricula to prepare environmentally literate ...
A Study of the Implicit Reading Beliefs of a Cohort of College EFL Readers and Their Responses to Narrative Text

Ghaith, Ghazi M. (Routledge, 2021)

This study investigates the implicit reading beliefs (RBs) of a cohort of diverse English-as-a foreign language (EFL) undergraduate university students and their responses to a narrative text. Sixty-two (n = 62) students ...
A Systematic Review of Empirical Evidence on Art Therapy With Traumatized Refugee Children and Youth

Annous, Nadia; Al-Hroub, Anies; El Zein, Farah (Frontiers Media S.A., 2022)

The current global refugee crisis revealed that refugee children, youth, and adults are uniquely vulnerable to traumatic events. Yet, there are only a few studies available that report robust systematic data on art therapy ...
Addressing the Educational Needs of Street Children in Lebanon: A Hotchpotch of Policy and Practice

Al-Hroub, Anies; Saab, Cyrine; Vlaardingerbroek, Barend (Oxford University Press, 2021)

The presence of school-age children engaged in various subsistence activities on the street when they should be at school is a common and growing phenomenon worldwide. It has become a major social issue in Lebanon over the ...
An Investigation of Lebanese G7-12 Students’ Misconceptions and Difficulties in Genetics and Their Genetics Literacy

Osman, Enja; Boujaoude, Saouma B.; Hamdan, Hiba (Springer Netherlands, 2017)

Lebanese educators claim that middle and secondary school students exhibit poor understanding of genetics due to misconceptions and difficulties that hinder progression in conceptual understanding of major genetics concepts ...
Analysis of science textbooks as cultural supportive tools: the case of arab countries

Boujaoude, Saouma B.; Noureddine, Razan (Routledge, 2020)

The purpose of this study was to investigate if science textbooks prepare students for the twenty-first-century and if and how science and religion are depicted in science textbooks in Arab countries where religion, ...
Analysis of the Chemical Representations in Secondary Lebanese Chemistry Textbooks

Shehab, Saadeddine Salim; Boujaoude, Saouma B. (Springer Netherlands, 2017)

This study focused on the requirements that chemical representations should meet in textbooks in order to enhance conceptual understanding. Specifically, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the chemical representations ...
Are colleges in Lebanon preparing students for future earthquake disasters?

Baytiyeh, Hoda; Naja, Mohamad K. (Elsevier Ltd, 2015)

Lebanon, one of the most urbanised countries in the East Mediterranean region, is highly vulnerable to disastrous earthquakes. This vulnerability necessitates that Lebanese educational institutions play a proactive role ...
Are Islamic Militant Groups a Product of Religion?

Baytiyeh, Hoda (Routledge, 2018)

For centuries, religion has been manipulated and deliberately misused by regimes, followers, and fundamentalist groups as a tool to mobilize the masses and to justify wars. Since the Afghan war (1978–1992) and Iran’s Islamic ...
Argumentation, critical thinking, nature of science and socioscientific issues: a dialogue between two researchers

Yacoubian, Hagop A.; Khishfe, Rola (Routledge, 2018)

The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast between two theoretical frameworks for addressing nature of science (NOS) and socioscientific issues (SSI) in school science. These frameworks are critical thinking (CT) ...
Art Therapy Interventions for Syrian Child and Adolescent Refugees: Enhancing Mental Well-being and Resilience

Al-Hroub, Anies (Springer, 2023)

Purpose of Review: This critical review primarily aims to conduct a comprehensive assessment of recent studies conducted within the past 3 years, with a specific focus on the use of art therapy within Syrian child and ...
Blog and intercultural grouping effect on learners’ perceptions of intercultural communication projects

Awada, Ghada M.; Mawlawi Diab, Nuwar (Immigrant Institutet, 2018)

This study investigated the effect of integrating Blog Assisted Language Learning(BALL) and small culturally-mixed group work on improving the perceptions of intercultural communication and writing research projects of ...
Bullying among school-age children in the greater Beirut area: Risk and protective factors

Khamis, Vivian (Elsevier Ltd, 2015)

This study investigated the prevalence of bullying at schools in the Greater Beirut Area and the extent to which differences in children's sociodemographics, family and school environment, and coping strategies could account ...
Can Christian Reconciliation Bring Stability to Lebanon?

Baytiyeh, Hoda (Routledge, 2018)
Can Disaster Risk Education Reduce the Impacts of Recurring Disasters on Developing Societies?

Baytiyeh, Hoda (SAGE Publications Inc., 2018)

The impacts of recurring disasters on vulnerable urban societies have been tragic in terms of destruction and fatalities. However, disaster risk education that promotes risk mitigation and disaster preparedness has been ...
Can education reduce middle eastern fatalistic attitude regarding earthquake disasters?

Baytiyeh, Hoda; Naja, Mohamad K. (Emerald Group Holdings Ltd., 2014)

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the unique and necessary role that Middle Eastern educational institutions must play to reduce the negative influence of fatalism regarding risk perception and disasters. ...
Can Lebanon Survive Future Earthquake Disasters by Relying on a Military Response Strategy?

Baytiyeh, Hoda; Naja, Mohamad K. (Taylor and Francis Inc., 2016)

ABSTRACT: Inefficient responses by civilian emergency organizations during crises have prompted Lebanese authorities to rely on the military for disaster response operations. Although understandable, this reliance might ...
Challenges and agency: principals responding to the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanese public schools

Mahfouz, Julia; El-Mehtar, Nizar; Osman, Enja; Kotok, Stephen (Routledge, 2020)

Since 2011, an influx of Syrian refugees has put a massive strain on Lebanon’s educational public system, which was already stretched before the humanitarian crisis. In an already stressful profession, this unprecedented ...

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