International Journal of Educational Management: Volume 31 Issue 6

Education management in the Middle East

Sanjay Kumar Singh

Achieving metacognition through cognitive strategy instruction

Marina Apaydin, Mohamad Hossary

The purpose of this paper is to present hands-on techniques that could help achieve higher forms of cognitive work of Bloom’s learning taxonomy and progress toward…

Cultural intelligence and leadership style in the education sector

Ali Aldhaheri

Schools in UAE are multicultural in nature. In this context, cultural intelligence (CQ) is a tool, which can increase an individual’s ability to interact with people outside…

The development of accounting education and practice in an environment of socio-economic transformation in the Middle East: The case of Jordan

Nizar Mohammad Alsharari

The purpose of this paper is to explore the development of accounting education and practice as influenced by the socio-economic transformation in Jordan.

Building a sustainable higher education sector in the UAE

Saju Jose, Jacob Chacko

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relevant economic aspects that could affect the sustainability of the HE sector in the UAE.

Teacher-related factors in assimilation of technological change in schools: The case of an Arab school in Israel

Khalid Arar, Ruth Abramovitz

The purpose of this paper is to explore teachers’ attitudes toward the implementation of new computer technology to improve teaching and learning products at a private Arab school…

Teaching effectiveness attributes in business schools

Earl Simendinger, Abdul-Nasser El-Kassar, Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez, John Crawford, Stephanie Thomason, Philippe Reynet, Björn Kjellander, Judson Edwards

Determining the attributes of effective business teachers is critical to schools as they strive to attract and retain students, assure learning, obtain and maintain reputation and…

Distributed leadership and school effectiveness in Egypt and Oman: an exploratory study

Aisha Salim Ali Al-Harthi, Yasser F. Hendawy Al-Mahdy

The purpose of this study is to examine teachers’ perceptions of the levels of distributed leadership (DL) practices and the indicators of school effectiveness (SE) in Egypt and…

Graduate attributes and employability skills: Graduates’ perspectives on employers’ expectations in Oman

Rakesh Belwal, Pushpendra Priyadarshi, Mariam Humaid Al Fazari

Supply and demand characteristics, influenced by the pre- and post-oil economy of Oman, have caused unemployment challenges to Omani graduates. The purpose of this paper is to…

Teacher’s turnover intentions: Examining the impact of motivation and organizational commitment

Rabia Imran, Kamaal Allil, Ali Bassam Mahmoud

The purpose of this paper is to explore the path of motivation leading to organizational commitment resulting in reduced turnover intentions (TIs). It examine the relationship…

Role of school leadership and climate in student achievement: The mediating role of parental involvement

Abdulraheem Ali Alhosani, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Moza Tahnoon Al Nahyan

The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual model on students’ academic achievement that is well grounded in the academic research in the domain. The paper aims to weave…