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The Creative Use of Cohesive Devices: Exploring New Roles
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-04)
The role of cohesive devices in different types of discourses has been broadly acknowledged to be maintaining texture, or holding the different parts of the text together. This role was emphasised in a plethora of studies ...
Distributed leadership in higher education: an analysis of heads of departments’ leadership practice in the UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-04)
The purpose of this research is to explore the extent to which leadership styles or approaches adapted by heads of department in selected independent degree awarding institution in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab ...
The challenges of conducting qualitative research: Student perspectives from the United Arab Emirates
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-04)
Research activity and output is increasingly seen as a mark of excellence. Emerging education sectors often struggle to compete on this stage due to lack of experience or awareness of the process. Student research is an ...
The Impact of Supporting Parents of Children with Disabilities in the UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-04)
This paper intends to measure the impact of a training programme on parents/caregivers of children with disabilities. This training programme was designed by academics at the British University in Dubai with support from ...
Improving Technical and Report Writing Skills of Transition Students by incorporating Solo Taxonomy and Problem-Based Learning
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-04)
Vocational Courses give some amount of technical skills for students to be able to work in industry. However, to achieve higher income and higher sense of achievement, a bachelor’s degree is imperative these days. Many ...
The impact of formative walk-throughs in advancing formative assessment and improving student performance
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-04)
What students do in a classroom, their knowledge of why they are doing it and how to do it have a great impact on their performance. Understanding formative assessment and its appropriate application in class will lead to ...
Editorials: Sharing best practice in education – sharing the evidence from practitioners
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-04)
Exploring the Principal’s Role in the Retention of the Novice Teachers: A Study in an American School in Dubai, UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-09)
Schools commonly face educational challenges due to in-part novice teachers’ turnover. The purpose of this study was to understand the principal's perception on how he/she perceives his/her role in novice teachers’ retention, ...
Arabic Language for Expatriate Parents in Dubai: An Innovated Unit of Learning from an Andragogical Approach
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-10)
Since the Arabic Language (AL) is a compulsory subject in private schools in Dubai for non-Arabic-speaking expatriate pupils, AL training is being offered to expatriate parents by volunteering school-teachers to foster ...
The Influence of 'Teachers’ Leadership Style' on Primary Students’ Learning Outcomes in a Private School in Sharjah, UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-10)
Nowadays, there is a perceptible consideration towards teachers’ leadership styles. Different types of research on educational leadership signify that transformational leadership style, particularly charismatic leadership, ...