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The Provision Of Educational Needs Of The Old City Of Sana'a According To The Concept Of Sustainable Preservation, Ali Amer

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

The idea of sustainable development begun in the eighties of the 20th century, soon after, this concepts started to be use in different fields, including the preservation of historical cities, which known as sustainable preservation. Sustainable preservation cares about using the valuable cultural heritage to meet the modern needs of the historical cities as a way of continuously preserving the heritage, and to bring it to the next generations as good as possible.

The current lack of educational environment in the old city of Sanaa is one of the main dangers to preserve the authentically of the ancient city, especially …

Developing Stable Partnerships Among Parents, Students, And Schools – A Parents’ Philosophy On Learning, Adriana Ghoul

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

This study describes the development of stable partnerships among parents, students and schools to promote literacy skills. It sets out to explore the involvement of a limited number of parents from different walks of life in their children’s academic life, school provisions in this respect and specific community activities which might contribute to the development of this partnership. The research questions are related to the way parents understand their partnership with schools and to the degree of their “involvement in their children school life”. The participants in this study were parents from different social categories with children at different school …

The Reality Of Teaching Practice At An-Najah National University And Al-Quds Open University From The Students-Teachers’ Perspectives, Tefl Majors, Ahmed Raba'

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

This study aimed at investigating the reality of teaching practice at An-Najah National University and Al-Quds Open University from the students-teachers’ perspectives, TEFL Majors. To achieve this aim, the researchers used a 40-item questionnaire which was classified into four domains including the co-operation of the cooperating school, the effectiveness of the university supervisor, evaluating the students-teachers and the suitability of the theoretical content for the school practical issues. The sample of study consisted of 84 male and female students-teachers, selected randomly from An-Najah National University and Al-Quds Open University. This number shapes (68.3%) of the total population. In collecting and …

The Perceived Social Support Level Among The Students Of The Faculty Of Education At Al-Qassim University In Light Of Some Demographical Variables, Fatema Sahab Alrashedi

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

This study aimed to identify the perceived social support level among the students of the Faculty of Education at Al-Qassim University. The study sample consisted of (228) male and female students of the Faculty of Education at Al-Qassim University in Saudi Arabia. The researcher used a survey descriptive method. The researcher also translated the perceived social support scale, which was developed by Zimet, at el, 1988. The study results indicated that the level of the perceived social support among the Faculty of Education students was moderate, and there were no statistically significant differences at the level of(0.05 ≥ α) due …

An Analysis Of The Palestinian Old And New Third Grade Science Textbooks' Activities, Marwan Abualrob

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

This study aimed to identify the differences between the Palestinian old and new Third Grade Science Textbooks' activities. Therefore, the study raised the following main question: Are there any significant differences between the activities of the old Third Grade Science textbooks and those of the new Science Textbooks? To answer this question, a content analysis was conducted to the textbooks based on well-designed, reliable and credible 25 criteria and the interview with the 14 female and male science teachers and the three focus groups , who teach science for the third grade. Consequently, it was found out that the new …

Defense Mechanisms Among Al- Kufa University Students, Ameera Hashim

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

The research aims to find the levels and types of defense mechanisms used by students of the University of Kufa , and the degree of difference in the types of defense mechanisms attributed to the variables of gender and academic specialization . A sample of ( 190 ) male and female students was randomly selected , (95) students from two faculties of the scientific specialization (Pharmacy and Engineering) and (95) students from two faculties of humanities(College of Jurisprudence and College of Administration and Economics) and distributed equally between males and females . In order to achieve the objectives of this …

The Relationship Between Scientific Research Success Factors And Scientific Research Productivity In Palestinian Universities: The Case Of The Faculty At The Arab American University, Emad Wild Ali

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

This study aimed to measure the correlation between the scientific research success factors, i.e. the mastery of the scientific research competencies, subjective and objective motivations to scientific research, and the availability of the scientific research infrastructure, and the scientific research productivity, i.e., publications, books, translated books, grants, citations, and awards received of the faculty of the Arab American University in Palestine. Data were collected through a questionnaire distributed to a randomly selected sample out of 263 the faculty working at the Arab American University. The results indicated a medium positive relationship between the scientific research success factors and scientific research …

The Readiness Of The Teachers In The Lower Basic Grade Of The Governmental Schools In Nablus Directorate Of Education For Using E-Learning : Competencies, Attitudes & Obstacles, Majdi M.R. Hinnawi

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

This study aimed at exploring the degree of teachers’ readiness in the Lower Basic Grade of governmental schools in Nablus Directorate of Education for employing e-learning through investigating their attitudes towards e-learning, level of their competencies in addition to the degree of obstacles facing the teachers in applying e-learning. Moreover, the study aimed at exploring the effect of some variables on teacher’s readiness. The descriptive correlational approach was used to achieve the study objectives. The population of the study consisted of all teachers at the Lower Basic Grade in Nablus Directorate of education in the Palestinian governmental schools (617 males …

Standardizing Multi Cognitive Abilities Test Of Gifted College Students (Gcat), Yusra Aboud

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

This study aimed to standardize and develop the multiple cognitive abilities tests of the gifted students in the university and to study its psychometric characteristics. To achieve the goal, the test was applied to a sample of 714 students; (male =264) and (female= 450); they were drawn from some theoretical and applied colleges, age ranged between 18-25 years. The results showed that the test had a strong factor analysis structure, with all items under the component factors; the test showed high consistency coefficients ranging from (0.69 to 0.89). The results also showed that the test achieved high correlation coefficients with …

The Involvement Of The High Basic Grade Students In Palestine In The Mathematics Books, Ayman Al-Ashqar

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

The study aimed to measure the coefficient of the involvement of the high basic grade students in Palestine in the mathematics books. The researcher adopted the descriptive analytical method using the content analysis method of mathematics books for (7, 8, 9) grades. The results of the study indicated that the degree of involvement of the content, drawings and shapes in the selected books is acceptable according to the Ramey's Formula. It’s ranging between ( 0.4 - 1.5). However, the coefficient of the involvement of the activities in the selected books is unacceptable, It’s larger than (1.5). Moreover, the study results …

The Attitudes Of School Principals Towards Disseminating The Culture Of Societal Peace At The Galilee Schools, Aziz Daeem

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

This study aimed at exploring the attitudes of the school principals towards disseminating the culture of societal peace at the Galilee schools. To achieve the objectives of the study, a questionnaire, which consisted of eleven items, was developed and then applied after confirming its validity and reliability. The population of the study included 267 principals at Galilee schools, out of which a sample of (188) female and male principals was included. In addition semi-structured interviews were done with a purposive sample of nine female and male principals. The study results have shown that the level of the attitudes of the …