The dissertation explores the consumption practices of economic elites in Amman, Jordan, with elites defined as those individuals possessing both the means and the inclination to enjoy the luxuries of a consumer lifestyle. The reciprocal influences of the purchase and use of a w…
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Jordan is one of the countries in the Middle East in which tradition plays a great role in most aspects of its social life. So with the rest of the Middle East countries where Arabic language and Islamic religion prevail, tradition keeps the tempo of doing things in somewhat dif…
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether Jordanian high school students' knowledge of computers and their attitudes toward them vary with regard to their educational level and gender, as well as to investigate the difference between Jordanian high school students' kn…
Can gifted and talented students in heterogeneous classes be provided with a challenging education that meets their needs for intellectual growth? At the same time, will heterogeneous settings that are beneficial to the gifted and talented be unfair to the average students in th…
This study examined the accuracy in measuring language through a new expressive vocabulary test, the Jordanian Expressive Vocabulary test (JEVT), for Jordanian Arabic speaking children between the ages of 3:0 and 5:11 (years: months). Two hundred and fifty five normal children w…
This study explored factors that may influence the attitudes towards information and communication technology (ICT) by Jordanian teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL). This study replicated research with extension by Albirini (2004), who explored attitudes ICT among te…
This study contributes to the existing literature on teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) by investigating advanced Jordanian EFL learners' request speech act realization compared to that of native American English speakers, as well as the influence of Arabic, the learne…
This study examines the influence of historical and political events on the development of social studies education in Jordan's secondary schools. It discusses the goals and techniques that Jordan's educational planners have instituted to provide students with a quality educatio…
The global "wave" of democratic movement appears to have halted at the shores of the Middle East. Prevailing theories concerning Islam and democracy blame the region's lack of progress in democratization on historical, cultural, doctrinal or intellectual factors. As important as…
Within a social structure which relies entirely on religious and cultural beliefs and in which children are highly urged to care for their parents when they get old, it is surprising to find nursing homes in a small Middle Eastern country like Jordan. As a result of tremendous s…
Building on the existing literature of nationalism, this study examines the roles colonial and post-colonial state institutions play in the production of national identity. The case studied is the nation-state of Jordan from 1921 to the present. The two key institutions that are…
The purpose of this study was to describe the lived experience and meaning of personal spirituality following spinal cord injury (SCI) and to identify the relationship of personal spirituality and suffering in these patients. The research questions for this study of personal spi…
The Arabic plural system is of great linguistic interest due to its diversity, complexity, and resistance to classification. Arabic is a non-concatenative language that applies a masculine and feminine suffix plural, a dual, and a "broken plural" to mark number. The broken plura…
During the last two decades, organisations in developed countries have tried different management approaches to improve their business performance, although these approaches have not always been successful. Mostly, these approachess uch as Total Quality Management (TQM), Busines…
This dissertation examines the critical issues of gendered citizenship, religious identity and educated status through the lives of young women in Bawadi al Naseem, a city in Jordan, and the day-to-day life of the al-Khatwa Secondary School for Girls. It argues that schools are …
Breast cancer is a threatening disease to women worldwide. Breast cancer screening (BCS) is a key to early detection and reduced mortality. Factors predicting women's participation in BCS have been well studied in the United States (US), including among major US racial and ethni…
This dissertation explores the place of Jerusalem and its holy sites, under Jordanian control from 1948-1967, in the complex processes surrounding the formation of a distinct Jordanian national identity. After the 1948 war, with a large Palestinian population within its borders,…
Comprehensive audiologic evaluation includes a variety of tests that provide a determination of the type of hearing loss. Among these tests are tests of word recognition. Many speech perception tests have been developed over the past half century to assess different aspects of s…
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death in Jordanian women. Seventy-four percent of breast cancer cases are diagnosed in late stages, but little is known about early detection practices of Jordanian women and related barriers. This study examined barriers to and facto…