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Item Battling Anxiety with Selective Mutism: An investigative study aimed to measure the level of awareness and attitude of teachers and students towards a Selectively Mute child, as well as discovering the conditions impact on the child’s academic development in Private Primary Schools in Dubai.(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2016-03) Al Agroobi, Hessa KhalifaSelective Mutism, compared to other disorders, has received minimal attention due to its rarity that consequently makes it understudied and under researched. Therefore, children with SM have been constantly dismissed as shy or having personality insecurities, or other social disorders, inadvertently diminishing the seriousness of their social anxiety. Lack of awareness and positive attitude are the primary factors in allowing the condition to persist and worsen, as the children grow older making it more difficult to overcome. Thereby, it is paramount for an SM child’s successful treatment to have access to early intervention, including the support, acceptance and understanding of those surrounding him, that is achieved through sufficient knowledge of the condition and appropriate intervention plans. This research measured the level of awareness and attitude of both teachers and students who are in daily contact with the SM child at school. The following was uncovered through the usage of surveys, by questioning teachers and students about their knowledge and experience of having an SM child in the classroom. Much of which proved the existence of a high level of lack of awareness among the 200 surveyed individuals of both teachers and students. On the other hand, there seemed to be a generally positive attitude and a strong willingness to help the SM child overcome their anxiety that was reflected by both categories. Besides measuring awareness and attitude of others, it is equally important to assess whether the condition affects a child’s academic development, however results proved no relation between SM and a child’s academic development. In conclusion, the research primarily aimed to clarify doubts, myths or misconceptions commonly held by the two participating categories with regards to SM.Item IMPACT OF THE UAE NATIONAL SERVICE ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-02) Alhammadi, FatimaThe main focus of this study was to investigate the influence of the National Service programme in the UAE among the post-Secondary school Emirati youth on their academic development at higher learning institutions and hence career development in the future. To achieve this, three specific research objectives were developed to guide the study development. The first objective was to assess the experiential and learning skills taught at the national service that influences the level of discipline among the alumni while in higher learning institutions. The second objective was to explore the influence of participating in the national service programme on students' attitudes in higher learning education towards constructive feedback. The third objective was to assess the impact of participating in national service on the ability of alumni to make informed decisions on occupational choices. Snowball sampling technique was used to collect data from as many participants as possible. A sample of 1843 Emirati university students who are alumni of the national service programme, 106 parents of university national service students and 106 university lecturers, were recruited to participate in the study. A questionnaire, including closed-ended questions to collect quantitative data and open-ended questions to collect qualitative data, was used. The collected data were analysed using statistical analysis and thematic analysis. Before conducting analysis to address the specific objectives, a descriptive approach using frequency distributions, percentages and graphical representation were used to analyse demographic data and all the quantitative data. Another pre-test for objectives analysis conducted was Cronbach’s alpha test for reliability and validity of internal consistency, which showed significant reliability and validity of the data for further analysis. Pearson’s Product-Moment Correlation and Multiple Linear regression models were used to analyse the data in order to address the research objectives. The results showed that soft skills and behavioural maturity learnt during national service improve students discipline level, attitudes towards constructive feedback and the ability to make informed decisions as well as on academic development. The results also showed a significant relationship between improved discipline and commitment to academic studies and other responsibilities. The findings have concluded that participation in the national service programme equips young people with experiential and learning skills as well as behavioural maturity improvement that significantly influence their discipline level, academic development, attitudes towards constructive feedback and informed decision-making process. Therefore, the research recommends that the government should establish a diploma or degree programme for national service programme to increase its academic and career development scope.