This study investigated the influence of teachers' characteristics and secondary science teacher preparation programs on new high school chemistry teachers' knowledge, beliefs, and performance. "New high school chemistry teacher" refers to any teacher who during their first thre…
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The goal of the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) to localize research and development activities may be achieved through appropriate faculty development programs. Effective faculty development programs are expected to improve organizational performance, without compromisin…
The evaluating of teachers has long been a part of the educational system. In recent decades, public demand for accountability in education has brought increased emphasis on teacher evaluation. Yet many studies indicate that the teacher-evaluation process, as currently practiced…
The focus of this study was to identify the most important physical education goals as perceived by the physical education teachers in Saudi Arabia, and to investigate whether there are differences in teachers' perceptions in relationship to their qualifications/degrees (bachelo…
This study was conducted to examine the perception of Saudi high school administrators in the Riyadh Educational Region regarding the professional and personal growth needs of their beginning teachers, and to determine whether beginning teachers should go through an induction pr…
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…
This is a qualitative one case-study of the writing development of a non-native English speaking child, my son, Mohammad. The main purpose of the study was to describe and analyze the writing activities in which Mohammad was involved, his writing strategies and his writing abili…
The purpose of this study was to investigate job satisfaction among female and male academic chairpersons in Saudi Arabia. The focus of this study was an examination of the differences between female and male department chairpersons with respect to job satisfaction. The study in…
As the social and economic development of Saudi Arabia is rapidly expanding and as the government is pursuing a policy of replacing foreign labor at all levels by Saudi nationals, the provision of an efficient educational system capable of providing both male and female citizens…
The purpose of the study was to examine and evaluate the effectiveness of the social studies teaching programs in the Al-Jouf Education College, which had not been done previously. This research focused and answered six research questions concerning teacher perceptions regarding…
This study was conducted to explore Saudi middle and high school science teachers' conceptions of the Nature of Science (NOS). It also detected the effects of gender, science content major, and years of teaching experience on teachers' conceptions of the NOS. The study included …
This study was designed to provide an empirical analysis of the relationship between capital investment in school building facilities and school effectiveness as measured by different intellectual and behavioral indicators that are accessible to use in the State of Kuwait. The s…
There are findings from many countries that address the relationship between class size and student achievement, but there is a scarcity of prior research on this issue in Saudi Arabia. In an attempt to fill the void, this study examines the relationship between class size and s…
The purpose of this study was to examine the dimensions of supervisory practices prescribed by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Education and the dimensions of “ideal” supervisory practices that the Riyadh district school supervisors perceive are important. Two sources of data were us…
The purpose of this study was to develop a model for a new faculty orientation program for the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in the Sultanate of Oman. Five primary questions were researched in this study: (1) Does the SQU have an organized program of formal activities leading t…
In Saudi Arabia, the policies governing the education system are created at the Ministry of Education level and sent to the school districts for implementation. This study examined differences among the districts in how they implement the principal selection policy. The study wa…
The study examined educational leadership behaviors among elementary school principals in Qasim region of Saudi Arabia. Seven independent variables using a survey questionnaire among a randomly selected sample from the identified population. Self-reporting elicited, first, criti…
The purposes of this study were: (1) to explore the guiding philosophy of student affairs services and extracurricular activities at Kuwait University; (2) to present students' perceptions toward student affairs services; and (3) to examine the factors affecting students' partic…
The study analyses language policies and their effects on pupils' academic achievement in two types of primary education programs in Niger. A Hausa and French bilingual school, called Ecole Experimentale, and a French monolingual school called Ecole Lazaret Deux. The study uses …