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Contemporary Trends In Art Education, Mohammed Al-Amri Aug 2017

Contemporary Trends In Art Education, Mohammed Al-Amri

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

This research aims to present the most important contemporary trends in Art Education focusing on the analysis of the relationship between these trends and their related concepts. It also aims to revive some traditions of art education that are based on a scientific approach, with the aim of improving current practices to achieve quality in both art teaching and art production. The aim is also to offer recommendations for developing the teaching of art in accordance with the most recent approaches in the field. The researcher used the descriptive analytical approach to review and analyze these trends. The study shows …


Style In Literary Translation: A Practical Perspective, Ali Almanna, Mohammed Farghal Aug 2017

Style In Literary Translation: A Practical Perspective, Ali Almanna, Mohammed Farghal

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

This paper explores a stylistic approach to translating literary texts from Arabic into English and vice versa. It is held that in order to be in a position to render literary texts effectively and accurately, one needs to: (1) analyze and describe varieties of language, (2) identify and discern all important aesthetic aspects of text in order to interpret and appreciate texts properly, (3) activate processes and experiences of reading along with one’s intuitive responses to the text, and (4) activate all aspects of knowledge stored in one’s mind on language, text-typological demands, generic conventions, sociological roles of participants in …


Beyond Theoretical Education: The Prospects For National Wealth In Dhofar, Ali Tigani Elmahi Aug 2017

Beyond Theoretical Education: The Prospects For National Wealth In Dhofar, Ali Tigani Elmahi

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

Dhofar region in southern Oman possesses a wealth of livestock. This wealth is managed traditionally by different Dhofari groups in a distinct landscape and ecological conditions. By the seventies, development addressed all aspects of live in the Sultanate. Education turned out to be a prime objective in development plans. In Dhofar, young generations of pastoralists found their way into education. It is known that the route of education starts directly from primary school level to the university level. Consequently, theoretical university education detach and disengage young Dhofaris from their forefathers’ traditional profession and most of all their wealth. Dhofar’s livestock …


Omani Folk Tales: Anthropological Approach To Understand Social Culture Meanings, Aida Fouad Elnabalawi Aug 2017

Omani Folk Tales: Anthropological Approach To Understand Social Culture Meanings, Aida Fouad Elnabalawi

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

This study aims to provide an anthropological reading of some Omani folk tales and discusses them within their context and by their methodological dimensions. The study is also an attempt to classify folk tales. The research paper argues that folk tales have significant social and cultural semantics disclosed by the contents of their events. Folk tales have an important role in supporting the system of social values and cultural norms. Methodologically, this study is a descriptive research from an anthropological approach and uses its tools in the field study. The population study is located in the District of Bahla in …


Egyptian Revolution And Its Impact On Work Values Among A Sample Of Teachers In Assiut Governorate, Ahmed Kamal Abd Elwahab Elbahnasawy Aug 2017

Egyptian Revolution And Its Impact On Work Values Among A Sample Of Teachers In Assiut Governorate, Ahmed Kamal Abd Elwahab Elbahnasawy

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

This study aims to identify the difference on work values and its constituent dimensions according to some variables: study sample (first sample immediately after the revolution, second sample 3 years after the revolution), gender (male and female), urban vs. rural, and interactions between these variables among a sample of teachers in Assuit. Sample of the study (N= 1121) includes male and female teachers (first sample N= 641, second sample N=480). Results show significant differences between the two samples in management, setting, supervision relations, life styles, safety, autonomy, multiplicity, economic return and general work values on behalf of the first sample. …


The Neuro Linguistic Programming (Nlp) Skills Of School Principals In Al-Ramtha District, Mariam Abd-Alrahman Ibrahim, Bani- Hani, Abd Al-Aal, Mohammad Saleh Aug 2017

The Neuro Linguistic Programming (Nlp) Skills Of School Principals In Al-Ramtha District, Mariam Abd-Alrahman Ibrahim, Bani- Hani, Abd Al-Aal, Mohammad Saleh

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

This study aimed at investigating the degree of using Neuro-Linguistic Programming Skills of school principals in the Al-Ramtha distric. To achieve the purpose of the study, the researcher prepared and developed a questionnaire that included 33 items distributed into six categories: thinking, recognition, believing, human relationships, problem solving and representative schemes. After testing its validity and reliability, the questionnaire was distributed to the sample of the study, who were 68 male and female principals. Sixty five questionnaires were returned and analyzed. The study revealed the following findings (1): The degree of using Neuro-Linguistic Programming skills by the principals of schools …


Text Grammar In Saad Maslouh’S Writing, Abdel Salam El-Sayed Hamed Aug 2017

Text Grammar In Saad Maslouh’S Writing, Abdel Salam El-Sayed Hamed

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

The early studies on text grammar appeared in the late 1980s. Maslouh was among the few founders of this field in Arabic studies. However, his contribution has not been fully acknowledged in spite of its originality, richness, and importance. The current study aims at bridging this gap by shedding lights on Maslouh’s contribution to text grammar. It will study the major aspects of his three researches on the area. The study will describe his work and compare his theoretical backgrounds to his analysis and introduce a final discussion and results. The importance of this work emerges from the integrity of …


Innovative Applications For Presenting Heritage In The Visual Arts Medium: A Case Study Of The Omani Legends And Stories Exhibition, Nada Al-Ajmi Aug 2017

Innovative Applications For Presenting Heritage In The Visual Arts Medium: A Case Study Of The Omani Legends And Stories Exhibition, Nada Al-Ajmi

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

In transforming the folk tale into a visual medium, contemporary artists have illuminated the remarkable flexibility of this cultural heritage. The Omani Legends and Stories exhibition held in 2012 featured forty-two contemporary artists inspired to re-interpret folk tales that encapsulated beliefs and values relevant in present-day Oman. Several years later, qualitative interviews were conducted with seven of the artists whose work depicted stories focused on representations of women. Together with some analysis of academic writing in the field of traditional tales, this study also garnered artists’ viewpoints as expressed in their art works and revealed in discussions with the artists …


Using Soft Systems Methodology In Social Sciences: Improvement Of The Research Methods Module At The Department Of Information Studies At Sultan Qaboos University As An Example, Nabhan Alharrasi Aug 2017

Using Soft Systems Methodology In Social Sciences: Improvement Of The Research Methods Module At The Department Of Information Studies At Sultan Qaboos University As An Example, Nabhan Alharrasi

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

The aim of this research is to examine the usefulness of Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) as an approach to develop a plan for improving the Research Methods module at the Department of Information Studies, Sultan Qaboos University. Moreover, the study examines the capacity of SSM in involving different tools for data collections including questionnaire, interviews, and document analysis for exploring the different viewpoints and needs of research participants. The results indicate that SSM greatly facilitated understanding participants’ different viewpoints regarding delivery of change. Moreover, SSM was instrumental in identifying the type and scope of the required change. The various types …


The Relationship Between Ecology And Law: Methodology For The Adoption Of Scientific Standards For Pollution And Their Application In Algerian Environmental Law, Ouinas Yahia Aug 2017

The Relationship Between Ecology And Law: Methodology For The Adoption Of Scientific Standards For Pollution And Their Application In Algerian Environmental Law, Ouinas Yahia

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

The pollution thresholds expressed in the different fields of experimental knowledge and technology are very difficult to adopt and apply because of their legal texts and inherent difficulties in their development and update of knowledge. To mitigate these difficulties between law and ecology, the research adopted a methodology that takes into account the changing scientific realities in the legal process by assigning technical committees of a holistic or sectoral nature the responsibility to develop and update the legal technical provisions. Despite these adopted solutions, and despite the purely scientific and technical nature of the technical rules, they face the difficulty …


Contemporary Art On The Touchstone Of Social Sciences: The Experience Of The Artist Jeff Koons As A Model, Wisam Abdulmawla Aug 2017

Contemporary Art On The Touchstone Of Social Sciences: The Experience Of The Artist Jeff Koons As A Model, Wisam Abdulmawla

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

The current research aims to clarify the overlap of visual arts and contemporary different social sciences. It also aims to re-read the art work in a way to highlight the deep interaction of the recipient with the theme of the artwork in order to establish some art concepts which contribute to change and build a new visual culture for the society. This research also seeks to highlight the importance of today’s contemporary art as one of the fields of science. It dialogues many other areas and intersects with a lot of different sciences including the social sciences as a model …


Wagon Tracks. Volume 2, Issue 4 (August, 1988), Santa Fe Trail Association Aug 2017

Wagon Tracks. Volume 2, Issue 4 (August, 1988), Santa Fe Trail Association

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 2, Issue 3 (May, 1988), Santa Fe Trail Association Aug 2017

Wagon Tracks. Volume 2, Issue 3 (May, 1988), Santa Fe Trail Association

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 2, Issue 2 (February, 1988), Santa Fe Trail Association Aug 2017

Wagon Tracks. Volume 2, Issue 2 (February, 1988), Santa Fe Trail Association

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 2, Issue 1 (November, 1987), Santa Fe Trail Association Aug 2017

Wagon Tracks. Volume 2, Issue 1 (November, 1987), Santa Fe Trail Association

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 1, Issue 4 (August, 1987), Santa Fe Trail Association Aug 2017

Wagon Tracks. Volume 1, Issue 4 (August, 1987), Santa Fe Trail Association

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 1, Issue 3 (May, 1987), Santa Fe Trail Association Aug 2017

Wagon Tracks. Volume 1, Issue 3 (May, 1987), Santa Fe Trail Association

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 1, Issue 2 (February, 1987), Santa Fe Trail Association Aug 2017

Wagon Tracks. Volume 1, Issue 2 (February, 1987), Santa Fe Trail Association

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 1, Issue 1 (November, 1986), Santa Fe Trail Association Aug 2017

Wagon Tracks. Volume 1, Issue 1 (November, 1986), Santa Fe Trail Association

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 4, Issue 4 (August, 1990), Santa Fe Trail Association Aug 2017

Wagon Tracks. Volume 4, Issue 4 (August, 1990), Santa Fe Trail Association

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 4, Issue 3 (May, 1990), Santa Fe Trail Association Aug 2017

Wagon Tracks. Volume 4, Issue 3 (May, 1990), Santa Fe Trail Association

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 4, Issue 2 (February, 1990), Santa Fe Trail Association Aug 2017

Wagon Tracks. Volume 4, Issue 2 (February, 1990), Santa Fe Trail Association

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 4, Issue 1 (November, 1989), Santa Fe Trail Association Aug 2017

Wagon Tracks. Volume 4, Issue 1 (November, 1989), Santa Fe Trail Association

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 3, Issue 4 (August, 1989), Santa Fe Trail Association Aug 2017

Wagon Tracks. Volume 3, Issue 4 (August, 1989), Santa Fe Trail Association

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 3, Issue 3 (May, 1989), Santa Fe Trail Association Aug 2017

Wagon Tracks. Volume 3, Issue 3 (May, 1989), Santa Fe Trail Association

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 3, Issue 2 (February, 1989), Santa Fe Trail Association Aug 2017

Wagon Tracks. Volume 3, Issue 2 (February, 1989), Santa Fe Trail Association

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 3, Issue 1 (November, 1988), Santa Fe Trail Association Aug 2017

Wagon Tracks. Volume 3, Issue 1 (November, 1988), Santa Fe Trail Association

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 5, Issue 4 (August, 1991), Santa Fe Trail Association Aug 2017

Wagon Tracks. Volume 5, Issue 4 (August, 1991), Santa Fe Trail Association

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 5, Issue 3 (May, 1991), Santa Fe Trail Association Aug 2017

Wagon Tracks. Volume 5, Issue 3 (May, 1991), Santa Fe Trail Association

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 5, Issue 2 (February, 1991), Santa Fe Trail Association Aug 2017

Wagon Tracks. Volume 5, Issue 2 (February, 1991), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

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