Employing Emerging Technologies in Educational Settings

2017 ◽  
pp. 605-620
Author(s):  
Ajlan M. Alshehri
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Emerging Technologies ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Educational Settings ◽  
Integration Of Technology ◽  
The Future ◽  
Open Discussion ◽  
Educational Field ◽  
Shed Light

This chapter aims to enrich knowledge and open discussion towards employing the emerging technologies in educational settings particularly in developing countries such as Saudi Arabia. To shed light on this topic, the chapter introduces emerging technologies and their importance to the educational field. It also elaborates and discusses various issues surrounding the employment of emerging technologies, at the organizational and individual levels. In addition, it clarifies the roles of those involved in the educational settings such as decision makers, educators, and users of technologies in order to enable them to employ and use technology in educational settings optimally. Moreover, the chapter illustrates the different challenges that might hinder the integration of technology in the field of education. Finally, exploring the future of employing emerging technologies will be addressed in this chapter by developing strategies and recommendations that should be considered as crucial factors for employing and integrating technologies in the educational settings.

Employing Emerging Technologies in Educational Settings

2013 ◽  
pp. 148-162
Author(s):  
Ajlan M. Alshehri
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Emerging Technologies ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Educational Settings ◽  
Integration Of Technology ◽  
The Future ◽  
Open Discussion ◽  
Educational Field ◽  
Shed Light

This chapter aims to enrich knowledge and open discussion towards employing the emerging technologies in educational settings particularly in developing countries such as Saudi Arabia. To shed light on this topic, the chapter introduces emerging technologies and their importance to the educational field. It also elaborates and discusses various issues surrounding the employment of emerging technologies, at the organizational and individual levels. In addition, it clarifies the roles of those involved in the educational settings such as decision makers, educators, and users of technologies in order to enable them to employ and use technology in educational settings optimally. Moreover, the chapter illustrates the different challenges that might hinder the integration of technology in the field of education. Finally, exploring the future of employing emerging technologies will be addressed in this chapter by developing strategies and recommendations that should be considered as crucial factors for employing and integrating technologies in the educational settings.

Employing Active Learning and the Flipped Classroom Model in Developing Countries

2017 ◽  
pp. 73-87
Author(s):  
Ajlan M. Alshehri
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Instructional Approaches ◽  
Educational Settings

This chapter examines the discourse on the need to employ active learning and flipped classroom model in educational settings in developing countries particularly in Saudi Arabia. Specifically, this chapter examines the concept and importance of Active Learning and Flipped Classroom Model. It also reviews the efforts and readiness of educational settings for implementing these instructional approaches. The chapter also elaborates and discusses various opportunities, which surround active learning and flipped classroom model in educational settings. Additionally, the chapter illustrates primary challenges that might hinder the implementation of active Learning and Flipped Classroom Model.

scholarly journals The Balanced Scorecard and Enterprises’ Performance Evaluations: The Saudi Context

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Abeer AlAzzaz ◽  
Mohammed Bu haya
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Performance Evaluations ◽  
Financial Measures ◽  
The Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Clear Vision

The balanced scorecard is one of the most important and effective tools for evaluating the performance of companies by combining financial and non-financial measures. The research aims to study the effect of applying the balanced scorecard on evaluating the performance of small and medium-sized Saudi companies. Despite the benefits of applying the balanced scorecard, previous studies on this topic are limited. In particular, there is little research on small and medium-sized enterprises in the developing countries, such as Saudi Arabia. A questionnaire was developed and distributed to a random sample that consisted of 76 respondents from various sectors (the commercial, service, and industrial sectors). Using a descriptive analytical method, the results showed that applying the balanced scorecard has an impact on the process of evaluating the firm performance, which is reflected positively in the competitive advantage. The companies under study are keen to adopt the scorecard in order to attain first the customer dimension, followed by internal processes, learning and financial dimensions. The balanced scorecard is being implemented more in medium-sized companies as compared with small ones. This study contributes to providing a clear vision for managers, decision-makers, and researchers to help them understand the importance of implementing the balanced scorecard to improve the performance of companies.

The Legal Regime of the Kuwait–Saudi Divided Zone: Clash or Integration Between Sovereignty and Cooperation?

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Sharefah A. Almuhana
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Neutral Zone ◽  
Legal Regime ◽  
The Future ◽  
Submerged Area ◽  
Shed Light

Abstract This article intends to explain the legal regime of the Kuwaiti–Saudi Divided Zone, also called the Neutral Zone, in accordance with the Kuwait–Saudi Arabia Agreement to Partition the Neutral Zone signed in 1965, the Treaty Between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia Concerning the Submerged Area Adjacent to the Divided Zone signed in 2000, the Treaty Supplements to the Agreement to Partition and Treaty Concerning the Submerged Area signed in 2019, and the 2019 Memo of Understanding. Additionally, this article addresses the concerns raised by many Kuwaiti scholars, writers, and policymakers regarding the legitimacy and constitutionality of the divided zone system. Moreover, this article emphasizes the importance of the agreed-upon regime based on the principles of sovereignty and cooperation for advancing the interests of both parties at present and in the future. Finally, this article aims to shed light on some potential issues of conflict.

Employing Active Learning and the Flipped Classroom Model in Developing Countries

2016 ◽  
pp. 272-285
Author(s):  
Ajlan M. Alshehri
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Instructional Approaches ◽  
Educational Settings

This chapter examines the discourse on the need to employ active learning and flipped classroom model in educational settings in developing countries particularly in Saudi Arabia. Specifically, this chapter examines the concept and importance of Active Learning and Flipped Classroom Model. It also reviews the efforts and readiness of educational settings for implementing these instructional approaches. The chapter also elaborates and discusses various opportunities, which surround active learning and flipped classroom model in educational settings. Additionally, the chapter illustrates primary challenges that might hinder the implementation of active Learning and Flipped Classroom Model.

scholarly journals Women and Education in Some Arab Countries

1970 ◽  
pp. 16-19
Author(s):  
Adele Khudr
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Female Education ◽  
East Region ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Women And Education ◽  
Middle East Region ◽  
Shed Light

Education of females is still a topic of interest in many countries, for despite the decrease in illiteracy rates and the rise in education levels in developing countries, there is still much to hope for. I will attempt, in this article, to shed light on female education in three countries of the Middle East region, notably Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Iran.

scholarly journals Predictive Analysis of COVID-19 Pandemic in India Based on SIR-F Model

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gopinath M. P. ◽  
Satyam S. C. ◽  
Jenil S. M. ◽  
Shashank P.
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Sir Model ◽  
Predictive Analysis ◽  
Global Workforce ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Second Peak ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Fixed Population

Abstract Impact of COVID-19 has been devastating worldwide, it has disrupted lives of people, economy has fallen and millions of people have lost their jobs. Second peak of COVID-19 is making it even worse for many developing countries. In India, the second peak is reaching nearly 4 times the cases that were reported during the first peak, thus making it a challenge for the government to plan for the future without affecting the economy further. According to WHO, millions of enterprises are at existential threat, nearly half of the global workforce is at risk of losing their jobs and the entire food chain has been disrupted. In order to provide some assistance to the situation, this study aims to use the SIR-F Model, which is a variation of the SIR model. W. O. Kermack and A. G. McKendrick in 1927, proposed the model in which they classified a fixed population into three compartments: S(t), susceptible; I(t), Infected; R(t), Recovered. We have used the SIR-F model which differentiates between Recovered (meaning people infected and later recovered and thus now immune) and Fatality. We have simulated two scenarios including one in which we study the impact of medicine on future cases and also inspected various parameters which shed light on reasons behind increasing and decreasing the number of covid cases in India. In the future, this work can be extended further to develop a completely new model to consider those cases in which people have recovered but are still at a risk of reinfection.

Empirical Analysis of the Influence of Culture in Managerial Processes Based on the Hofstede Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 205-210
Author(s):  
Dumitru Iancu ◽  
Dorel Badea
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Cultural Characteristics ◽  
The Future ◽  
Organizational Problem ◽  
Cultural Structure

AbstractWe communicate and decide every day, but the complexity of the context in which we do these things is increasing. Today, the cultural structure of the organization’s members, due to the need to have competent employees in correlation with the established objectives, is somewhat puzzled and dynamical. Thus, the decision-makers must take into account (mandatory) the cultural basis of the subordinates when choosing the best alternative for solving an organizational problem. From this perspective, Hofstede’s model can be one of the explanatory modalities of the organization’s cultural characteristics as a basis to identify the action’s solutions in that organization for the future.

scholarly journals Meaningful, but effective? A critical evaluation of Ireland’s citizens’ dialogues on the future of Europe

Politics ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 026339572199148
Author(s):  
Anthony Costello
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Participatory Approach ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Deliberative Process ◽  
Political Will ◽  
The Future

On the 25 March 2017, leaders of the EU27 and European Union (EU) institutions ratified the Rome Declaration. They committed to invite citizens to discuss Europe’s future and to provide recommendations that would facilitate their decision-makers in shaping their national positions on Europe. In response, citizens’ dialogues on the future of Europe were instituted across the Union to facilitate public participation in shaping Europe. This paper explores Ireland’s set of dialogues which took place during 2018. Although event organisers in Ireland applied a relatively atypical and more systematic and participatory approach to their dialogues, evidence suggests that Irelands’ dialogues were reminiscent of a public relations exercise which showcased the country’s commitment to incorporating citizens into the debate on Europe while avoiding a deliberative design which could have strengthened the quality of public discourse and the quality of public recommendations. Due to an absence of elite political will for a deliberative process, as well as structural weaknesses in design, participants’ recommendations lacked any clear and prescriptive direction which could shape Ireland’s national position on the future of Europe in any constructive or meaningful way.

scholarly journals Attitudes of pharmacy students towards patient safety: a cross-sectional study from six developing countries

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. e039459
Author(s):  
Abdallah Y Naser ◽  
Zahra Khalil Alsairafi ◽  
Ahmed Awaisu ◽  
Hassan Alwafi ◽  
Oriana Awwad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

ObjectiveTo evaluate the attitudes of undergraduate pharmacy students towards patient safety in six developing countries.DesignA cross-sectional study.SettingParticipants were enrolled from the participating universities in six countries.ParticipantsUndergraduate pharmacy students from the participating universities in six developing countries (Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, India and Indonesia) were invited to participate in the study between October 2018 and September 2019.Primary outcomeAttitudes towards patient safety was measured using 14-item questionnaire that contained five subscales: being quality-improvement focused, internalising errors regardless of harm, value of contextual learning, acceptability of questioning more senior healthcare professionals’ behaviour and attitude towards open disclosure. Multiple-linear regression analysis was used to identify predictors of positive attitudes towards patient safety.ResultsA total of 2595 students participated in this study (1044 from Jordan, 514 from Saudi Arabia, 134 from Kuwait, 61 from Qatar, 416 from India and 429 from Indonesia). Overall, the pharmacy students reported a positive attitude towards patient safety with a mean score of 37.4 (SD=7.0) out of 56 (66.8%). The ‘being quality-improvement focused’ subscale had the highest score, 75.6%. The subscale with the lowest score was ‘internalising errors regardless of harm’, 49.2%. Female students had significantly better attitudes towards patient safety scores compared with male students (p=0.001). Being at a higher level of study and involvement in or witnessing harm to patients while practising were important predictors of negative attitudes towards patient safety (p<0.001).ConclusionPatient safety content should be covered comprehensively in pharmacy curricula and reinforced in each year of study. This should be more focused on students in their final year of study and who have started their training. This will ensure that the next generation of pharmacists are equipped with the requisite knowledge, core competencies and attitudes to ensure optimal patient safety when they practice.

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