The purpose of this study was to assess the counseling and guidance needs of middle school students of Niger as perceived by policy makers, administrators, teachers, students, and parents. It also assessed the areas of counseling and guidance that were most beneficial and necess…
The purpose of the research is to study the perceptions of teachers and administrators toward information technology in female and male high schools in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The study is the first study to discuss information technology in female schools, as well as all the aspe…
The government of Saudi Arabia has great interest in preparing its citizens to fulfill the requirements of the Kingdom's ambitious development plans by expanding its educational initiatives. In order to do this, a plan has been implemented to examine technical education and the …
The purpose of this study was to investigate both faculty and administrator attitudes toward online courses and the variables which correlated with their attitudes to determine how this affects faculty and administrator support for implementation of online courses in their insti…
The purposes of this study were to understand Saudi educators' attitudes toward gifted education and to evaluate the effectiveness of a program to train teachers in identifying gifted students. The study was divided into two phases. In phase one, 409 educators responded to a que…
The purpose of this study is to examine the validity and reliability of the Sultan Qaboos University Course and Teaching Survey form (SQU CTS). The study investigates three major issues: the comparison between the reliability and validity of the old and the new SQU CTS forms, in…
This dissertation analyzes the rise of opium Prohibition in colonial Southeast Asia. Over the course of six decades spanning the turn of the 20th century, European powers in the region abandoned opium as a lucrative source of revenue, denouncing as dangerous what had once been d…
The government of Saudi Arabia has a great interest in advancing its educational programs in ways that will benefit the countries social and economic development. Online instruction offers the potential to significantly expanding access to educational programs throughout Saudi A…
This study examined the perceptions of male and female administrators and special education teachers in Saudi Arabia regarding the use of Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) in relation to its effectiveness and practicality for students with mental retardation. A four-part surv…
The purpose of this research was to (a) study the Muslim students, as a minority group--a group that no longer is foreign to this society or academia, in spite of the prevalent prejudice and discrimination found in the media and elsewhere; (b) investigate their perceptions of pr…
E-learning is currently viewed by Arab government officials as a viable solution to their educational problems (UNESCO, 2002b; Bubtana, 2003; Aldhafeeri & Almulla, 2006). As a result, significant investments by local, regional, and international organizations have been made to i…
Since their conceptualizations by Bums (1978), transactional and transformational leadership have been extensively researched in adult contexts. However, there has been very little research on these theories in adolescent contexts. van Linden and Fertman (1998) suggested that ma…
This study is an investigation of the perceived attitudinal differences between administrators and faculty toward research and teaching at three Saudi Arabian universities, King Saud University (KSU), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), and the Islamic Univer…
Covers all aspects of teaching, learning and school leadership, and discusses what research has revealed about what really works and adds value to Australian schools in the 21st century. [Back cover, ed].
This book provides a selection of 23 lesson and seminar outlines designed to encourage the teaching of health statistics. It concentrates on a core of statistical knowledge judged important for all categories of health trainees, including medical students. Emphasis is placed on …
The landscape of Catholic higher education leadership is America has shifted from being predominately priests and religious to lay leaders. Catholic colleges and universities were established by sponsoring congregations as a manifestation of their mission and charism. With faith…
As response to intervention (rti) is adopted by increasing numbers of schools and districts, knowledge about "what works" continues to grow. This much-needed book analyzes the key components of rti service delivery and identifies the characteristics of successful implementation.…
Edited proceedings of a colloquium held Apr. 24-25, 1987 in honor of Clement E. Vose, at Wesleyan University.