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The recent outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in stopping all face-to-face teaching in higher education institutions (HEIs) all over the world. As a result, online learning was the medium these institutions used to keep the teaching and learning process going on. The Sultanate of Oman was one of the countries that was affected by this pandemic and all its HEIs replaced regular teaching and learning with online learning. This was the first-time bachelor’s degree students take their cou...

The research aimed to assess the effectiveness of higher education quality assurance systems in the UAE, and toward this, an evaluation of the quality assurance process and exploration of the gaps and challenges in quality assurance in higher education was undertaken. Additionally, the research also aimed to propose recommendations for a quality assurance framework assessing and assuring high-quality standards for the higher education institutions in the UAE. The research was conducted by col...

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the benefits and the risks that are associated with the financing through Sukuk (Islamic bonds). In this regard, highlighting the benefits and limitation that are associated with financing through issuance of sukuk with focus in the GCC countries will be considered instrumental in the course of this research. Building on previous studies, the present study focuses on analysing the various types of Sukuk and compare them with other forms of fu...

School self-evaluation policy is meant to effectively enhance schools’ performance and to evaluate education transparently. However, the implementation process of this policy faces many caveats. To attain its benefits, practitioners should be well-informed about the procedures of implementing the school self-evaluation policy. To this end, teachers’ professional development sets the foundation to the school self-evaluation policy implementation and builds organisational capacity for evidence-...

The aim of this research is to evaluate the impact of internal and external variables on the performance of both Islamic banks and conventional banks in the GCC. The Internal variables include capital adequacy, asset quality, management, earnings, liquidity and sensitivity of risk while the external variables are the economic growth and inflation. Return on equity and Return on asset were used in the STATA programming to identify the variable with the greatest effect or least effect on the pe...

Under the UAE National Agenda and Vision 2021, providing high quality education to all is a priority. Higher Education plays a major role in developing human capital and contributing to the economic development of the country. This research, therefore, aimed to evaluate the if the higher education curriculums are adequate for meeting labor market demands and economic development of the country. More specifically, the research aimed to assess if higher education were teaching 21st Century Skil...

The aim of this research is to highlight the effectiveness of differentiation in Elementary classrooms in a private school in Dubai. Moreover, the research provides comprehensive analysis through applying multiple research method in order to identify the impact of differentiation on students’ learning. This study investigates the impact of differentiated instructions and recommend strategies to guide teachers who might lack understanding of how and why they need to differentiate. In this stud...

This study investigates the advantages and disadvantages of distance learning for SEND (students with special educational needs and disabilities) during COVID-19 crisis at the University in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The study depends on the qualitative method using interview that depends on semi-structured interviews. Data was collected from SEND, teachers and special need education coordinator/ specialists’ perspectives. Overall the experience and thoughts were a mix up between po...

This research investigates the effective role that school principal plays in improving the school at all levels, especially improving the quality of teaching and learning which leads to improve students’ achievements. It also shows the roles and responsibilities of the current school principal and the different leadership styles that he applies in his school. It illustrates the impact of the school principal on teaching and learning and how he can address all the challenges that he faces in a...

Assistive Technology (AT) has a significant role in helping people with disabilities to function better in society. The AT becomes an indispensable tool across the education realm, which can be linked to the more significant academic achievement for Students with Disabilities (SWDs). Furthering and integrating AT in higher education settings permits the practice of independence and social participation of SWDs along with their peers free from discrimination based on disability. Accordingly, t...

Abstract This study investigates English-speaking difficulties encountered by high school students in some private schools in Abu Dhabi. It aims to find out the factors that influence on the students’ English speaking performance negatively and highlight some recommendations to enhance the English-speaking competency of students. To achieve the mentioned objectives, qualitative research that includes class observations and interviews was employed. The findings demonstrate that students face...

The project is an aim to investigate the reasons due to which teachers leave their jobs in Dubai. Dubai, by character is a country where about eighty percent of the population is expatriate population. Two different systems of education run parallel to serve the population of Dubai. The public school system caters to the local population and the private school system which serves mainly the children of the expatriates in the country. The public schools are run and managed by locals with a few...

Purpose – This paper aims to study the particular difficulties experienced by UAE grade 12 students in learning English spelling. The purpose is to examine the students’ written work in CEPA (Common Educational Proficiency Assessment ) Exam files to identify the most frequent and common spelling mistakes that UAE students encounter as they learn to spell in English, a language that is very different from students’ L1 (Arabic) both morphologically and orthographically. Methodology – Two majo...

Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is increasingly being introduced across the global mainstream education sector. The idea that the English language can not only be used to teach subject content, but actually enhance its delivery, is a controversial but widely recognised claim being put to the test by modern researchers. This study investigates the use of CLIL for the teaching of mathematics in a secondary government school in Abu Dhabi, UAE. It tests hypotheses based on two re...

The teachers’ attitude toward ICT is crucial in the implementation of computers as a teaching aid. The purpose of this study was to investigate teachers’ attitudes towards the use of ICT and the effect of training upon ICT uptake by them. Three subject teachers from (N) School in Sharjah UAE were selected using a purposive sampling technique. Both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods were used in the study where questionnaires were administered before and after the training; f...

The study aims at investigating the errors made by grade 12 students in the use of definite and indefinite articles in one of the secondary schools for boys in Umm Al Quwain (UAQ) Educational Zone . The English articles system can be troublesome for Arab ESL/EFL learners because Arabic language has only a definite article , but it lacks indefinite article. Whereas English language has both definite article and indefinite article. The study attempted to find out the most frequent erro...

The concept of staff professional development and its effectiveness has been a key area of discussion for long. Several authors/ researchers have made an attempt to touch upon the different dimensions associated with PD programs. This dissertation attempts to study the significance of staff professional development for educators and how it can affect students’ achievement. Literature review conducted puts forth the rationale for such research work. In this context, various models of staff dev...

This action research explores the effect of the provision of sustainable ICT training to teachers on changing their attitudes towards increased ICT use in teaching. The research also sought to identify barriers and enablers to ICT uptake at different levels. An ICT in-service training was offered to three government high school teachers who initially responded to an ICT competence audit. The teachers also responded to an ICT survey before and after the training. The instrument collected infor...