Employment Flows from and into the Arab Region: A Case Study to Measure the Embodied Employment in 2010

2017 ◽  
pp. 93-102
Author(s):  
Ali Alsamawi ◽  
Yanyan Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Arab Region

scholarly journals Exploring Open Distance Learning at a Jordanian University: A Case Study

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khalil M. Dirani ◽  
Seung Won Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Administrative Support ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Arab Region ◽  
Adverse Conditions ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Distance Learning Program

This case study explores an open distance learning program offered by the Information Technology and Computing (ITC) department at AOUJ, a major university in Jordan. It provides an overview of e-learning in the Arab region and explores factors that affect ODL quality in the Arab Open University in Jordan (AOUJ). The research utilized a qualitative approach, which included five lengthy semi-structured interviews with the program director, two instructors, and three students. Three important conclusions can be drawn from the study about e-learning in the Arab region: (1) the existence of adverse conditions, (2) the presence of strong instructional practices, and (3) the need to improve administrative support.

Factors Affecting the Choice of Medical Tourism Destination: A Case Study of Medical Tourists from the Arab Region in Turkey

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 465-475
Author(s):  
M. Said Yıldız ◽  
M. Mahmud Khan
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Arab Region ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Low Performance ◽  
Performance Area ◽  
High Degree

The main purpose of this study is to identify the aspects that are considered relatively more important by medical tourists from the Arab world as well as Turkish healthcare providers’ ability to perform these tasks and functions well. Additionally, patients from the Arab world were asked for their reasons for seeking care abroad and the factors affecting their choice of destination (Turkey). Each of the parameters’ importance–performance scores that were collected from medical tourists through a structured questionnaire were analysed by their positions on the importance–performance analysis (IPA) graph. The IPA demonstrated that eight out of 17 aspects of medical services were considered very important by patients and were delivered with high degree of performance by a facility. Seven of the parameters were in ‘low priority—Quadrant 3’, which means that providers performed relatively poorly in these areas and patients did not consider these as important as well. Only one of the parameters was in low importance–high performance area and one other was in high importance–low performance area. The attributes of medical tourism patients found by the analysis may help Turkish healthcare providers to identify the aspects that should be strengthened to improve customer satisfaction.

Indicator-based assessments of progress towards the sustainable development goals (SDGs): a case study from the Arab region

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 975-989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cameron Allen ◽  
Reem Nejdawi ◽  
Jana El-Baba ◽  
Kamil Hamati ◽  
Graciela Metternicht ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Arab Region ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals

scholarly journals Learning From Students Perspectives On Open Education At Arab Universities: A Case Study

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-102
Author(s):  
Vineet Kansal
Keyword(s):  
Continuing Education ◽  
English Language ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Business Administration ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Open University ◽  
Open Education ◽  
Computing Technology ◽  
Arab Region

Open learning provides a unique opportunity to professionals for their continuing education and capacity building. Arab Open University, Kuwait (AOU) has been a successful enterprise with an objective to address the educational needs of masses in the Arab universities. Continuing education in the Arab region was the most neglected part of the educational system. AOU, in collaboration with Open University, UK (OU/UK), tailored graduate programs in the field of Business Administration, Information and Computing Technology and English language & Literature in 2002, which presents a number of futuristic strategies that can be used in the process of design to improve the harmony between the user and building the environment in which it is placed. In this study, the students perspectives of the graduate programs in Arab Open University, Kuwait Branch have been studied through a questionnaire survey to evaluate the effectiveness of open education. The data collected from 5,430 students were analyzed through descriptive statistics and provided qualitative inputs to the study. Most of the respondents found the program useful for their career and jobs. The study explored and revealed that there were potential issues which were addressed, but there is still a lot to be done for attainment of the objective of the establishment.

scholarly journals Can Education for Sustainable Development Address Challenges in the Arab Region? Examining Business Students’ attitudes and Competences on Education for Sustainable Development: A Case Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Kanbar
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Arab Region ◽  
Natural Systems ◽  
University Curricula ◽  
Students Attitudes

Abstract The population growth together with the unsustainable consumption pattern is putting increasing stress on the planet’s natural resources. The increasing realisation that humans are harming the environment is taking the form of a global movement intended to change behaviour towards sustainability, now recognised as a framework that links humans to nature. Continuous exploitation of natural systems in the Arab region leads to environmental damages that negatively affect human well-being. This article presents a case study from the Reorient University Curricula to Address Sustainability (RUCAS) Tempus project funded by the European Commission. It highlights the results of an empirical study in the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics (FBAE) at Notre Dame University -Louaize (NDU) in Lebanon. The main objective is to assess the need for education for sustainable development (ESD) through an examination of students’ attitudes and competences with the aim of reorienting university curricula to address sustainability. A framework based on the pillars of learning set by UNESCO was developed to measure ESD attitudes and competences. The main findings reveal the need to reorient university courses to address sustainability issues. Attitudes questions suggest that relatively high numbers of students are not aware of their responsibilities for environmental problems, which imply the necessity for a revised curriculum where courses are restructured to inform students of their responsibility for their environment and the quality of life. The results show that the disciplinary competences are significantly lower than the five pillars of learning (general competences) which indicate that the FBAE needs to reorient its curricula to infuse ESD into its programmes through the development of effective pedagogical approaches, teaching methodologies as well as learning materials.

The Genesis and Internal Dynamics of El Salvador's People's Revolutionary Army, 1970–1976

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (01) ◽  
pp. 102-129
Author(s):  
ALBERTO MARTÍN ÁLVAREZ ◽  
EUDALD CORTINA ORERO
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Internal Dynamics ◽  
Internal Coherence ◽  
The 1960S

AbstractUsing interviews with former militants and previously unpublished documents, this article traces the genesis and internal dynamics of the Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo (People's Revolutionary Army, ERP) in El Salvador during the early years of its existence (1970–6). This period was marked by the inability of the ERP to maintain internal coherence or any consensus on revolutionary strategy, which led to a series of splits and internal fights over control of the organisation. The evidence marshalled in this case study sheds new light on the origins of the armed Salvadorean Left and thus contributes to a wider understanding of the processes of formation and internal dynamics of armed left-wing groups that emerged from the 1960s onwards in Latin America.

Culture and the plasticity of perception

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Lifshitz ◽  
T. M. Luhrmann
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Sensory Experience ◽  
Cultural Learning ◽  
The World

Abstract Culture shapes our basic sensory experience of the world. This is particularly striking in the study of religion and psychosis, where we and others have shown that cultural context determines both the structure and content of hallucination-like events. The cultural shaping of hallucinations may provide a rich case-study for linking cultural learning with emerging prediction-based models of perception.

Dual systems for all: Higher-order, role-based relational reasoning as a uniquely derived feature of human cognition

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Povinelli ◽  
Gabrielle C. Glorioso ◽  
Shannon L. Kuznar ◽  
Mateja Pavlic
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Reasoning ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Important Case ◽  
Human Cognition ◽  
Relational Reasoning ◽  
Dual Systems ◽  
First Order ◽  
Reasoning System ◽  
Role Based

Abstract Hoerl and McCormack demonstrate that although animals possess a sophisticated temporal updating system, there is no evidence that they also possess a temporal reasoning system. This important case study is directly related to the broader claim that although animals are manifestly capable of first-order (perceptually-based) relational reasoning, they lack the capacity for higher-order, role-based relational reasoning. We argue this distinction applies to all domains of cognition.

Sociocultural memory development research drives new directions in gadgetry science

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penny Van Bergen ◽  
John Sutton
Keyword(s):  
Episodic Memory ◽  
Autobiographical Memory ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Memory Development ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Cross Cultural Research

Abstract Sociocultural developmental psychology can drive new directions in gadgetry science. We use autobiographical memory, a compound capacity incorporating episodic memory, as a case study. Autobiographical memory emerges late in development, supported by interactions with parents. Intervention research highlights the causal influence of these interactions, whereas cross-cultural research demonstrates culturally determined diversity. Different patterns of inheritance are discussed.

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