Many HRD professionals have pointed out that one of the most important elements for transfer of training to the workplace is management support. However, there is little discussion concerning management characteristics that support the transfer of training to the workplace. The …
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James MacGregor Burns has declared that one of the most universal needs of our time is for a compelling and creative leadership, a transformational leadership that arises in response to human needs and is inspired to satisfy them. This study attempts to develop this theme and st…
The purpose of this study was to obtain an evaluation of the teacher preparation program at the Imam Mohammed Bin Saud Islamic University, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from recent (1981-1995) graduates and from the faculty members in the department of education and to use the…
Instructional technology is making a significant impact on the design and planning of educational facilities in today's information age. The dissertation has investigated the implementation of the latest instructional technology for the Ministry of Education at the boys secondar…
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 was to explore the feelings, thoughts, behaviors and/or experiences of Saudi participants with regard to the major tenets of Multiple Intelligences (MI) theory as it related to the Saudi context. The literature indicated that MI theory had raised the co…
The objective of this study was to investigate the behavior of school principals as perceived by themselves and by their teachers in elementary public schools for girls in Alahsa city, Saudi Arabia. The data were collected by using the Leadership Behavior Description Questionnai…
This study examines the perceived value of present procedures planned for assessing institutional quality and the extent to which they address the needs of higher education stakeholders in the Sultanate of Oman for quality assurance through institutional accreditation. The liter…
The purpose of this study was to provide information about the perceptions of faculty members and academic administrators (department heads and deans) in the Teacher Education Colleges and the Sultan Qaboos University in Oman. The information may be used by the Ministry of Highe…
This study was designed to evaluate Kuwaiti school principals' instructional leadership. The effectiveness of Kuwaiti school principals in performing their roles as instructional leaders has not been adequately assessed. The ministry's school administration programs are carried …
The purpose of this study was to determine the administrative behaviors of effective educational leaders as exemplified by leaders of Saudi Arabian Coast Guard Training Institutions, using a survey research method. The research tool was a questionnaire that was sent to the leade…
School climate research indicates that teachers' motivation and students' achievement are related to the interpersonal atmosphere of the schools where they teach and learn. One important factor that impacts school climate is principal leadership style. This study examined how te…
A review of related literature concerning school administration in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the United States indicated continuing development of the principal's role and growing demands for improvement of administrator preparation programs. Previous research relate…
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 …
This is a study of organizational climate of Saudi Aramco's twelve (12) Academic and Job Skills training centers in Saudi Arabia. Responding to a survey in English (Work Environment Scale), approximately 518 teachers and administrators answered ninety (90) questions relating to …
Since the 1960's changes in social, political, and economic structures in Nigeria have stimulated the needs for, and growth of, diversified provisions of early childhood education. The policy which encourages private efforts in the provision of preprimary education, coupled with…
The main focus of the study is to show how Islamic education in Nigeria and Kano State can be integrated with Western-style education so as to fit into existing Nigerian educational structures to benefit the millions of Nigerian Muslims, especially women, who are living in its r…
The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between primary school dropouts and the type of schools found in the rural areas of the Delta State, Nigeria. In addition, the research contrasted the views of the dropout students and their parents with those of the nondr…
La presente these envisage le suivi, par l'analyse de contenu et sous forme d'etude de cas, de trois des facteurs qui semblent les plus cruciaux pour le succes d'une reforme des curricula dans les facultes des sciences des Universites Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (Senegal) et de Ya…