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The current study examines the psychometric properties of Beliefs About Psychological Services (BAPS) Scale (Ægisdottir & Gerstein, 2009) among Omani university students using factor analysis and criterion validity. The study sample consisted of 593 undergraduate university students (60% females). The Arabic version of …
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Abstract:Staff turnover has been a recurring decimal in organisations. Due to mobility of skilled workers and competition over limited experienced workforce, most organisations strive to retain their employees. However, workers still show propensity to leave for many reasons – ranging from organisational variables to p …
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The study aimed to identify the degree of intercultural sensitivity (IS) and intercultural effectiveness (IE) among students of the College of Education in Kuwait. The study sample consisted of 370 randomly selected students. A questionnaire consisting mainly of (IS) scale and (IE) scale was used to collect the data. E …
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Abstract:This study investigated whether gender influences the perceptions of TPACK constructs among male and female student teachers in public universities in north-central Nigeria. The study adopted the cross-sectional survey design carried out using the TPACK questionnaire across the study's sample. Sample selection …
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Abstract:The study aimed to investigate the degree of the contribution of the Islamic education textbooks in promoting the values of moderation among the students of the first three grades from teachers’ perspectives and uncover any differences in the degree of the contribution due to the teachers’ gender and students’ …
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Abstract:This paper aims to investigate how virtual social spaces facilitate the expression of female and male Omani student-teachers’ identities, as compared to classroom contexts. The study follows a qualitative research design that is grounded in an interpretivist/constructivist paradigm. Focus group discussions and …
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هدفت الدراسة للكشف عن الدور الوسيط لتوجهات أهداف الإنجاز (2×2) في علاقتها بأنماط التنشئة الوالدية والتحصيل الأكاديمي لدى (640) طالبًا وطالبة من طلبة الصف العاشر بسلطنة عمان، وباستخدام مقياس أنماط التنشئة الوالدية (Alkharusi et al., 2011) ومقياس توجهات أهداف الإنجاز (2×2) (Alkharusi & Aldhafri, 2010). أشارت نتائج تحليل …
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The current study aimed to identify the factors affecting students' reluctance to pursue teaching as a career in the Sultanate of Oman. The study used a mixed-methods approach. Quantitative data were collected using a scale of factors influencing the choice of the teaching profession, which was Arabized and adapted for …
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هدفت الدراسة الحالية إلى التحقق من فاعلية برنامج تدريبي تم تقديمه عن بُعد في تنمية مجموعة من المهارات التربوية النمائية للأطفال الملتحقين ببرنامج التدخل المبكر. وتكونت عينة الدراسة من (14) طفلا من ذوي الإعاقة والتأخر النمائي. ولتحقيق هذا الهدف تم استخدام المنهج شبه التجريبي ذي المجموعة التجريبية الواحدة، عبر تطبيق برنا …
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This study aimed to examine the predictive ability of beliefs about mental illness and social support for stigma, and to identify the beliefs about mental illness, the level of social support and the level of stigma among 404 patients attending psychiatric clinics in Jordan, who were selected by convenience sampling. T …