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Fayadh Hamed Alanazi; Mustafa Ali Khalaf; Mohammed Saleh Alzamil; Abdo Noman M. Almufti – Journal of Turkish Science Education, 2023
This study investigates the perceptions of a sample of Arab science teachers pertaining to the cultural factors affecting pupils learning processes in three Arab countries. A randomly sampled group of 169 science teachers from the three countries comprised the participants, Egypt (N=37), Yemen (N=53), and Saudi Arabia (N=79). A questionnaire…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies
Saad, Mourad Ali Eissa; Borowska-Beszta, Beata – International Journal of Psycho-Educational Sciences, 2019
The phenomena of disabilities in the Arab world can be viewed from various perspectives, considering historical times, epistemological programmes and theoretical models. This article is a theoretical review and comparative data analysis of the problems regarding the evolution of attitudes and current concept of disability and theoretical…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Arabs, Comparative Analysis, Caring
Eissa Saad, Mourad Ali; Borowska-Beszta, Beata – Online Submission, 2019
The phenomena of disabilities in the Arab world can be viewed from various perspectives, considering historical times, epistemological programmes and theoretical models. This article is a theoretical review and comparative data analysis of the problems regarding the evolution of attitudes and current concept of disability and theoretical…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Arabs, Comparative Analysis, Caring
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Alkahtani, Mohammed Ali – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
This study outlines the literature relevant to the Cross-cultural issues and the politics of SEN and the different perspectives arising from the literature on this widely debated issue are addressed. In addition, the origin of the term "special educational needs" (SEN), its definitions and the types of special education needs are…
Descriptors: Special Education, Special Needs Students, Literature Reviews, Cross Cultural Studies
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Mesman, Judi; van IJzendoorn, Marinus; Behrens, Kazuko; Carbonell, Olga Alicia; Cárcamo, Rodrigo; Cohen-Paraira, Inbar; de la Harpe, Christian; Ekmekçi, Hatice; Emmen, Rosanneke; Heidar, Jailan; Kondo-Ikemura, Kiyomi; Mels, Cindy; Mooya, Haatembo; Murtisari, Sylvia; Nóblega, Magaly; Ortiz, Jenny Amanda; Sagi-Schwartz, Abraham; Sichimba, Francis; Soares, Isabel; Steele, Howard; Steele, Miriam; Pape, Marloes; van Ginkel, Joost; van der Veer, René; Wang, Lamei; Selcuk, Bilge; Yavuz, Melis; Zreik, Ghadir – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2016
In this article, we test the hypothesis that beliefs about the ideal mother are convergent across cultures and that these beliefs overlap considerably with attachment theory's notion of the sensitive mother. In a sample including 26 cultural groups from 15 countries around the globe, 751 mothers sorted the Maternal Behavior Q-Set to reflect their…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Child Rearing, Young Children
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Koroscik, Judith S.; And Others – Studies in Art Education, 1988
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which cultural biases contribute to the effect of verbalization on comprehending the structures and meaning of art in the United States, Brazil, and Egypt. Findings indicate a verbal task instructing viewers to generate their own title for each work promoted superior retention in all three…
Descriptors: Art, Art Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences
Ingram, Anne – 1978
The purpose of this study was to assemble a profile of the status of women in four countries, including their accomplishments in international sports events. The status of women within a country must be defined and understood before equivalence in sport opportunities for males and females can be comprehended. The first hypothesis was that a lack…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Females, Foreign Countries
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Wilson, Brent; Wilson, Marjorie – Studies in Art Education, 1979
The purpose of this study is to investigate the interaction of biological unfolding and culturally related factors on sequences of narrative figure drawings by American and Egyptian elementary students. Findings support hypotheses relating to the interaction of natural and nurtural influences on children's drawings. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Childrens Art, Cross Cultural Studies
Herzig, Margaret McCarthy – 1984
A five-year project that used evidence from a variety of disciplines and cultures to develop a framework to help educational policymakers identify ways of achieving the full range of human potential in a given population is described. The project sponsor is an international non-profit institution dedicated to the cause of disadvantaged children…
Descriptors: Biology, Case Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context