Dhahran, Saudi Arabia is home to the largest transnational oil corporation and gated suburban residential compound in the world. In exploring Saudi ARAMCO, I will undoubtedly be opening to the centerfold of all socio-cultural, religious, political, economic and pedagogical force…
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This study was an exploration of what English language content was represented in a classroom in which English was taught as a foreign language (EFL). The purpose of this study was to explore the way EFL teachers represent English language content/constructs in a classroom setti…
This study explores national security intelligence education within U.S. civilian universities. Intelligence education is of interest to higher education institutions, as signaled by the rapid increase of "intelligence studies" programs across the U.S. since September 11, 2001. …
Scope and method of study. This case study, based on the experiences of teaching business reporting in Egypt, grew from the experiences of the instructor/author while teaching at Cairo University and Misr International University in Egypt. The study looks at the challenges in te…
Tolerance is the foundation of a just society and is a necessary tool to equip students with to function successfully in the world's global community (Vogt, 1997). While tolerance is touted as a goal to teach on educational and government lists, little emphasis is placed on meth…
The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the question, what is worth teaching and why? I analyze a range of purposes, values and criteria that have been suggested as the basis for curricular choices rather than recommend a new philosophical approach to curriculum selection…
The purpose of this study was to examine and identify support service needs and preferences of distance learners studying at the Turkish Open Education System (OES). In order to fulfill this purpose, views and perceptions of OES students on importance and accessibility of studen…
This study examined the ways professors in teacher education departments in two universities in East Java translated and adapted Conflict Resolution Education (CRE) methods. To map the ways they adapted and understood cooperative learning (CL) and non-coercive classroom manageme…
This thesis is a qualitative study of how native and non-native speaking teachers treat classroom oral errors across three lesson types: reading, free activity and grammar in a military school in Saudi Arabia. The general purpose of this thesis is to understand error treatment f…
Scope and method of study . This descriptive exploratory study utilized survey research for collecting data pertinent to the views of Yemeni educators about the need for curriculum reform and their attitudes toward Western reform initiatives. Relationship between these views and…
Bumping against dominant school stories of teacher as subject matter specialist and stories of mandated assessment that shaped the professional knowledge landscapes of schools in Turkey, I felt uncertain about how to make the lives of the youth I taught, and their families, part…
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of multimedia as a delivery tool for enhancing vocabulary in second-language classrooms. The mixed method design focused on specific techniques to help students acquire Spanish vocabulary and communication skills. The theoretic…
Bu araştırmada, sosyal bilgiler dersinde uygulanan değer odaklı etkinliklerin toplumsal sorunların kavranmasına etkisini belirleyebilmek amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmada, nitel ve nicel yöntemlerin birlikte kullanıldığı karma yöntem tercih edilmiştir. Araştırmanın nicel boyutunda, önt…
This dissertation is a qualitative testimonio study that documents the reflections and experiences of twenty Mexican/Latinx Chicago teachers through a Latino Critical Race (LatCrit) Studies in Education theoretical lens. These testimonios contribute to the ongoing documentation …
This dissertation was designed to examine how experiences, education, and professional development informed culturally responsive pedagogy and influenced teacher beliefs in their ability to guide students to success when employing culturally responsive teaching practices. The re…
The contributions and achievements of African Americans in the field of education are diverse and wide-reaching; however, few of those responsible get the credit they truly deserve. William B. Fielder was a man driven with purpose. His tenacity towards the advancement of his ski…
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between Saudi teachers' curriculum perspectives and their preference of curriculum development models. The sample of the study consisted of science, math, and social studies teachers who taught in elementary, middle, …
Although the system of education in Iran has been reformed several times since the 1970s, the system is still struggling with many educational problems needing to be treated in appropriate ways. One of the problematic fields in this system is the way education tries to respond t…
The ultimate goal of this two-phased study was to develop a model program for preparing initial business teachers to teach at the Saudi secondary and postsecondary schools, and business employees for the Saudi businesses and industries. This study attempted to answer these two s…