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Omer, Ibrahim; Khan, Ghadeer; Bahalaq, Abdulrahman; Abuthiyab, Noorah; Althubaiti, Alaa – Cogent Education, 2023
In Saudi Arabia, there is yet to be a single MD-PhD program established despite calls for its implementation. Herein, we assess students' and stakeholders' perceived barriers and opinions towards the implementation of such a program. A mixed-method design was used. For the quantitative part, a sample of 190 medical students completed a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Barriers, Cultural Influences, STEM Careers
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Wondem, Dereje Taye – Cogent Education, 2022
Higher Diploma Program (HDP) was introduced in 2003 as a professional license program for practicing teacher educators in Ethiopian public universities. Initially, it was introduced across seven public universities in Ethiopia by the federal Ministry of Education. Gradually, the program has been adapted and institutionalized as a mandatory…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Colleges, College Faculty, Faculty Development
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Zarbafian, Azadeh; Abbasian, Gholam-Reza; Mohseni, Ahmad; Baradaran, Abdollah – Cogent Education, 2020
This study aimed to investigate the Iranian EFL students and their teachers' perceptions of the factors involved in the implementation of Transformative Education (TE). More importantly, the focus was on investigating the feasibility of the integration of TE with Dynamic Assessment (DA) in the Iranian EFL setting. To do so, 105 Iranian university…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Majors (Students), Second Language Learning
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Al Aghar, Tania; Demirci, Helene Christina; Houjeir, Roudaina; McMinn, Melissa; Alzaabi, Khawla Ali Saif – Cogent Education, 2023
This study investigated Arabic teachers' perceptions of the practice of extensive reading (ER) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The study was conducted as part of an interdisciplinary research project at one of the largest higher education institutions (HEIs) in the country. The project aimed to develop and launch an Arabic online reading…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty, Arabic
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Frida Gädda; Jessica Hemberg; Pia Nyman-Kurkiala – Cogent Education, 2023
The school environment offers a unique platform for health promotion work with children and young people. Increasingly multifaceted health problems among children and young people and their families require investments in multiprofessional collaboration in schools. The aim of this study was to investigate teaching staff's perceptions of the school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Attitudes, School Nurses
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Alfred Kweku Ampah-Mensah; Rosemary Seiwah Bosu; Michael Amakyi; Wisdom Kwaku Agbevanu – Cogent Education, 2024
This paper reports on a study that explored the roles of district and community-based education structures (DCES) in preparing, implementing, and communicating education policy initiatives at the district and school levels. A descriptive multiple-case survey design involving three purposefully selected districts was employed. The study used a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Community Education, Administrative Organization
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García-García, Luis Daniel; Romero-Contreras, Silvia; Silva-Maceda, Gabriela – Cogent Education, 2018
English language teaching (ELT) as a second or foreign language is a worldwide practice for Educational Systems in elementary schools. Educational reforms in Mexico have aimed at addressing English language learning within the elementary schools' curricula, however, there have been shortcomings when implementing the teaching of English as a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Schools, Urban Schools, English (Second Language)
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Huang, Yi-Cheng – Cogent Education, 2015
The study aims to verify whether extensive reading (ER) is able to promote senior high school students' English reading motivation and foster positive attitude towards reading in English. It further explores the teachers' perceptions of and the challenges faced in the implementation of ER activities. An ER activity was held for 12 weeks with 258…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Motivation, English (Second Language), Student Attitudes
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Gyamtso, Deki C.; Sherab, Kezang; Maxwell, T. W. – Cogent Education, 2017
This study was conducted in the two teacher education colleges (CoEs) of the Royal University of Bhutan. It was intended to fill the knowledge gap of teacher educators' reactions to the Educating for Gross National Happiness (EdGNH) policy introduced in Bhutan in 2010. EdGNH is recognized as one of the most critical and comprehensive attempts to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Educators, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Policy
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Lynch, Timothy; Soukup, Gregory J., Sr. – Cogent Education, 2017
Quality physical education (QPE) in primary school optimises children's well-being. However, international research indicates that the preparation of classroom teachers is impeded by systemic barriers, resulting in low-classroom teacher confidence, competence and subsequent interest. This empirical research investigates school principal…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Administrator Attitudes, Classroom Techniques, Program Implementation
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Endacott, Jason L.; Collet, Vicki; Goering, Christian Z.; Turner, Ronna; Denny, George S.; Wright, Ginney; Jennings-Davis, Jennifer – Cogent Education, 2016
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) represent an unprecedented change in American education. As an increasingly integral part of the school accountability movement under No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top, responsibility for implementing CCSS rests largely with school leadership. One important factor in the success or failure of these…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Program Implementation, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Conditions
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Abdul Razzak, Nina – Cogent Education, 2016
For any school improvement (SI) initiative to succeed, teachers' "buy-in" is a must. Usually, such a commitment is weak when the needed resources, training, know-how, and support are lacking. Bahraini public schools require teachers' "buy-in" and commitment. The twofold question though is this: (1) What are the experiences of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Schools, Improvement Programs, Phenomenology
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Usher, Wayne; Anderton, Amy – Cogent Education, 2014
The specific focus of this study is to explore Queensland (Australia) state school generalist teachers' perceptions regarding the barriers and enablers associated with the implementation of the Smart Moves (compulsory physical activity) policy in the primary classroom setting. This study sought to primarily add to the literature on, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Public Schools, Barriers