This study is an exploration of the role of the Lebanese school principal as perceived by a selected group of the role occupants--the secondary school principals in the North Lebanon Educational District. The study seeks to provide empirical data about the role of the principal …
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This study was grounded on the assumption that the native culture of a sojourner is the main parameter through which he functions whether in his country or abroad. With this in mind, the educational perceptions of 123 male Saudi graduates from American or Saudi universities were…
The purpose of this study was to examine the school and social experiences of five students from a culture that has been referred to as an 'invisible minority,' the Middle Eastern (Arabic) culture. This culture has remained invisible, to some extent, due to the lack of informati…
People throughout the world seem to use metaphor, and current psycholinguistic research suggests that metaphorical statements are accessed and processed as easily as literal ones by native speakers. Non-native speakers, however, may find that culture-specific elements of metapho…
This research examines the relation between intervention models of conflict resolution and political change and control. Six Arab-Jewish intervention programs were selected to explore the topic. The research addresses two main questions: first, do the programs contribute to conf…
The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze the adjustment problems encountered by international students enrolled at Texas Southern University. The study also attempted to determine if there were significant differences in the adjustment problems among respondents in …
The problem this ethnographic study addresses is the relationship between various ways of understanding "difference" and particular conceptualizations of what might constitute just educational practices for students across lines of social demarcation. Thinking about differences …
This dissertation examines whether enhanced executive function plays a role in successful second language acquisition (SLA). Specifically, I examine learners' performance in language learning tasks and in three tasks argued to reflect components of Miyake et al.'s (2000) model o…
Limited schooling in the first language (L1) has allowed English Language Learners (ELLs) to face obstacles in their second language (L2) and science courses. Therefore, this study examines these variables in the following two hypotheses: (1) there is a significant relationship …
This study examines the relationship between Islamic education and multicultural education. This process of educational development is described by prominent Islamic scholars, such as Mulana Muhammmad Ali and multicultural scholars such as Jawaza Kunjufu. An argument is made tha…
Prosocial behavior is discussed in its broadest sense with a focus upon philanthropy. Is there a general, universal propensity towards philanthropy or do demographic and other factors contribute to differences? In addition to a cross-cultural study of philanthropic attitudes, in…
This dissertation questions the making of the Israeli distinction between Arabs and Jews through the eyes of 3-6 year old children in a bilingual preschool program in the city of Be'er Sheva. The primary method used is a year-long ethnography of the school, consisting of partici…
This study was conducted in order to examine Iranian higher education and its links with the United States since 1960 and to obtain analytical and conceptual information about Iranian-American higher education relations during these twenty-six years. Educational Policy Studies m…
Heritage language (HL) instruction is one of the many models of bilingual programs implemented in U.S. schools. The aim of the HL program is to develop proficiency in a HL, usually, the language of the students' parents or religious tradition. This study was conducted to explore…
The purpose of this study is to describe the relationship between acculturation and Arabic language skills in Arab American youth in a community center setting. Seventy Arabic speaking students at the age of 13 through 17 in a Midwestern state were selected on a non-random sampl…
This dissertation examined language and literacy development in English-Hebrew emerging bilinguals. During their senior kindergarten year, one group of children participated in a bilingual English-Hebrew program ("early" group; n = 17) while another participated in an English-la…
This study investigated the attitudes and perceptions of two groups of linguistic minority high school students regarding their experiences in extended-time academic classes. The study utilized attitudinal surveys and focus group discussions to explore the participants' sense of…
In this thesis I will be examining how bilingual curricula, and more specifically model dual language programs can and are being used to foster peace education and social justice around the world. I will begin by exploring the basic components of successful bilingual / dual lang…
This non-experimental quantitative study examined the possible factors leading to the acquisition of the English language by the Emirati national children via their home language and enrollment in a bilingual school. The independent variables considered were a) English speaking …