(2022). Intertribal Conflict, Educational Development and Education Crisis in Yemen: A Call for Saving Education. Review of Education, v10 n3 Article e3376 Dec
The current political conflict and economic crisis have impacted all aspects of life in Yemen, especially intertribal conflict, which plays a significant role in hindering educational development. In this study, we measure the impact of this conflict on the educational infrastructure, students and teachers' behaviour, and educational development as perceived by students, teachers and administrators. We collected data from 384 respondents: 162 teachers, 163 students and 59 administrative staff in the Aden and Taiz governorates. We also conducted 18 structured interviews with stakeholders from local authorities. The results indicate that: (1) educational infrastructure in Yemen has changed from a poor to a damaged status because of the intertribal conflict; (2) educational development in Yemen is going backward because of the current political conflict and economic crisis; (3) violence being exercised during this conflict has transferred to high school students, teachers and… [Direct]
(2022). Conflict and International Education: Experiences of Yemeni International Students. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, v52 n6 p933-948
The ongoing conflicts in Yemen have affected the entire community. This article focuses on students from Yemen and the continuing impact of the conflict on their educational experiences in China. A case-study methodology and in-depth interviews with ten participants reveal a combination of pre-departure, travelling, registration and financial challenges, the loss of opportunities and hopes, and social and psychological pressures. As a result of the research, conclusions are that the Yemeni government needs to re-consider providing monthly stipends for the students and neighbouring nations (e.g. Oman) need to facilitate the procedures for students' entry visas. Further, it is argued that the Chinese government and universities could provide additional assistance for Yemeni students, re-consider their policies concerning application outcomes and registration procedures, and provide waivers for tuition fees. Implementing these measures could have a positive impact on the experiences of… [Direct]
(2019). Idea Sharing: Analyzing the Principles & Techniques of English Language Teaching Emphasized in the Crescent English Course for Yemen. PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, v57 p191-208 Jan-Jun
The Ministry of Education in Yemen has utilized several methods for teaching the English language including the grammar translation method, and the communicative language teaching method. This paper presents an analysis and description of the principles and techniques of English language teaching emphasized in the English language textbook "Crescent English Course for Yemen" used for teaching English for the third secondary grade in Yemen. This paper provides also a discussion about the effectiveness and feasibility of the methodology and techniques employed in the textbook. Although the textbook was designed and developed based on the communicative language teaching method to encourage the English language learners to engage in communication, to interact and participate in communicative classroom activities, many obstacles prevent them from achieving these goals. Among these obstacles are that teachers mostly follow the traditional grammar translation method in teaching… [PDF]
(2021). University Accounting Curriculum, IT, and Job Market Demands: Evidence from Yemen. SAGE Open, v11 n2 Apr-Jun
University education in different countries, including Yemen, has the burden of providing the proper supply that meets the job market demands, including information technology (IT). In the accounting education context, the qualification of students to the job market regarding IT is still one of the notable issues that seem to have been overlooked in many of the curricula of most universities. This study utilizes the Yemeni context to identify and evaluate the current status of accounting education at Yemeni universities. It mainly focuses on (a) whether the current accounting curriculum meets the job market demands regarding IT and (b) whether the inclusion of relevant IT in the accounting curriculum meets the job market demands. To achieve this, the current accounting curriculum of Yemeni universities was analyzed, and a questionnaire survey was administrated to a large sample of practitioners and newly graduated students. The study provides evidence that the current university… [Direct]
(2018). Educational Manager Perceptions towards Integrated Management Information System Implementation in Yemen. ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Walden University
The government of Yemen has been developing government offered services designed to improve the quality of education management. Yemen's managers of education and managers of higher education in the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) have sought to improve quality of education, reduce costs, and provide timely information for decision-making processes by implementing an integrated management information system (IMIS). The problem was the lack of understanding the barriers that hinder successful IMIS implementation by the MOE and MOHE, and the role that lack of collaboration has played in prior unsuccessful attempts. The purpose of this case study was to identify barriers and success factors related to previous attempts to implement an IMIS in Yemen's MOE and MOHE. Diffusion of innovation (DOI) theory and the technology acceptance model (TAM) provided the conceptual framework. A purposeful sampling was used to select participants for semistructured… [Direct]
(2018). Brain Drain in Higher Education: Critical Voices on Teacher Education in Yemen. London Review of Education, v16 n2 p296-307
Brain drain is a context-based issue and has direct impact on the quality of higher education for institutions where a significant number of instructors migrate to take up work in other countries. This is a critical problem in Yemen where higher teacher education programmes still lack teachers. Interpretive analysis of in-depth interviews with two university administrators and ten teacher educators revealed four key factors affecting the occurrence of brain drain: ineffective application of sabbatical leave regulations; failure to equalize returning teachers' salaries with those of their colleagues; lack of resources to support research; and the presence of internal and external conflicts. The study also provides insights for decreasing brain drain in Yemen…. [PDF]
(2020). Challenges and Solutions in Teaching English through Poetry to EFL Students at Hajjah University: A Case Study of William Wordsworth's Lucy and John Donne's Death Poems. rEFLections, v27 n2 p189-198 Jul-Dec
Poetry is an effective and reliable material in teaching English language. It offers astounding opportunities for reading, writing, speaking and listening practices for English learners. Teaching English through poetry has many advantages such as it being of authentic material, being a medium to express emotions and feelings, being a wonderful carrier of culture, and being able to help improve students' linguistic knowledge and skills. Poetry is often regarded as the most sophisticated genre of literature, comprising a variety of contents that are narrative, lyrical and dramatic in nature. Some of the difficulties teachers face while teaching English through poetry are the students' proficiency level, the teachers' method of teaching and the chosen poetry texts. Thus, this paper proposes to explore the advantages of teaching English language through poetry and its challenges at Hajjah University in Yemen, from which suggestions for choosing poetries to teach English will be given… [PDF]
(2018). Conflict at Higher Education Institutions: Factors and Solutions for Yemen. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, v48 n2 p206-223
This is a qualitative case study focusing on reporting the dynamics that cause conflicts between academics and administrators in higher education in Yemen. Drawing upon a critical review of two policy documents, observational research and in-depth interviews with 59 administrators and academics, the article presents the key factors for conflict in higher education and provides a model for resolving it…. [Direct]
(2019). An EFL Teacher Education Programme: Issues and Concerns from a Yemeni University. Arab World English Journal, v10 n1 p139-154 Mar
Teacher education programmes (TEPs) promote unique experiences that involve a deep understanding of teaching needs, advanced strategies, preparation and training at universities or schools. The main objective of this study is to investigate the English teacher education programme (ETEP) in order to reform and develop current teaching practices in a rapidly developing area of research. The present study aims to look at three main areas which include the university preparation strategy, classroom teaching and supervisory support of an ETEP in Yemen. The data were collected through a questionnaire emailed to all the fourth-year student teachers of the English Department, Faculty of Education, at a public university in Yemen. The results reveal several issues concerning university courses, pedagogical practices, planning lessons, methodologies, and approaches. They disclose some inconsistencies between the proposed strategies at the university and the actual classroom implementation. The… [PDF]
(2017). Prospective Middle School Mathematics Teachers' Covariational Reasoning for Interpreting Dynamic Events during Peer Interactions. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, v15 n1 p89-108 Jan
This study investigated the covariational reasoning abilities of prospective middle school mathematics teachers in a task about dynamic functional events involving two simultaneously changing quantities in an individual process and also in a peer interaction process. The focus was the ways in which prospective teachers' covariational reasoning abilities re-emerge in the peer interaction process in excess of their covariational reasoning. The data sources were taken from the individual written responses of prospective teachers, transcripts of individual comments, and transcripts of conversations in pairs. The data were analyzed for prospective teachers in terms of the cognitive and interactive aspects of individual behavior and also interaction. The findings revealed that prospective teachers at different levels working in pairs benefited from the process in terms of developing an awareness of their own individual and also a pair's understanding of covarying quantities. Furthermore,… [Direct]
(2020). The Attitudes of Professional Translators and Translation Students towards Computer-Assisted Translation Tools in Yemen. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, v16 n2 p1084-1095
The translation industry has witnessed rapid technological improvements in recent years. This rapid improvement is ascribed to a huge demand for the workload. Using a computer in the field of translation is very important due to the huge demand for fast and accurate translation. Translation tools came to existence due to the low proficiency of machine translation. CAT tools have become essential for many institutions, companies, and organizations. CAT tools increase productivity and minimize translation costs. The purpose of this study is to scrutinise the attitudes of professional translators and translation students towards CAT tools in Yemen. The questionnaire of this study was composed of 27 statements distributed to four constructs. The link of the questionnaire was distributed via WhatsApp to the participants. The other tool was an online interview about some issues related to CAT tools. These responses were analysed qualitatively. The researchers distributed the questionnaire… [PDF]
(2020). Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) Action. Regional Report: Iran, Iraq, Yemen. Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission
This report is based on the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency's evaluation of reports (interim, monitoring, final and impact) of the first generation of CBHE projects selected in 2015. In 2015, two projects were selected for an EU funding, namely: (1) Internationalisation of Higher Education in Iran (561753-EPP-1-2015-1-ES-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP) Region 9 Country: Iran; and (2) International MSc Educational Programme in Environmental Management and Modelling (561967-EPP-1-2015-1-SE-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP) Region 9 Countries: Iran and Iraq. The report is analysing the role of the CBHE action regarding the impact and sustainability of the funded projects. More specifically, the report will look into the institutional development of higher education institutions (HEIs), their modernisation of study programmes their teaching and learning methodologies, structural reforms and the strengthening of their technical capacities. It will then focus on opportunities created for individuals… [Direct]
(2021). The Use of Technology in Informal English Language Learning: Evidence from Yemeni Undergraduate Students. Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Gulf Perspectives, v17 n2 p107-120
Purpose: This study aims to explore the use of technology-based strategies by Yemeni undergraduate students to develop their English as a foreign language skills in informal learning settings. Design/methodology/approach: A mixed methods research design was used to collect quantitative and qualitative data from 110 undergraduate students enrolled at the English Departments in two universities in Yemen. In the first phase of the study, 10 students were interviewed to obtain information about their use of technology to develop their English language skills and subsystems in informal settings. Following the analysis of the interview data, a questionnaire was built to collect quantitative data, and the second phase of the study was carried out with 100 undergraduate students. Findings: The findings revealed that students developed four technology-based strategies that they used in informal settings. These strategies included using social media, being inspired by someone, accessing social… [Direct]
(2022). Moral Intelligence and Its Relationship to Academic Entitlement and Academic Performance of Secondary School Students. European Journal of Educational Research, v11 n4 p2291-2301
The purpose of the current research is to identify the correlations between moral intelligence and both academic entitlement and academic performance; in addition to identify the mediating role of academic entitlement between moral intelligence and academic performance. Four hundred and forty-four students from (Yemen, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Jordan) participated in the research. The moral intelligence scale and the academic entitlement scale were applied to the participants and data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient and path analysis. The results revealed that there was a statistically significant negative correlation between moral intelligence and academic entitlement and a significant positive correlation between moral intelligence and academic performance. Besides, results demonstrated the mediating role of academic entitlement between moral intelligence and academic performance. The results of this research can be employed in building programs and… [PDF]
(2018). Between Worlds: A Yemeni Mother's Experiences of War, Separation, and Resettlement. ZERO TO THREE, v39 n1 p49-54 Sep
The authors wrote this article in the context of the ongoing wars, losses, battles, violence, conflicts, hunger, and unprecedented humanitarian crises in the Arab world and in the context of the discrimination, hatred, and separations faced by many refugee families who are seeking to find a safer life for themselves and their children. Drawing on correspondence and shared conversations between the two authors, they describe what it is like to be a woman and mother of a young child in Yemen, the poorest of all the Arab countries, during its protracted and brutal civil war. Dalia's writings give voice to the complex range of deep feelings, hopes, and fears she experienced as a pregnant mother as war broke out in Yemen and as she decided to flee so that her young son can have a safer future. Dalia's correspondence also underscores the close interconnectedness between attachment, loss, and separation throughout life and the role of memories and early attachment bonds in giving a young… [Direct]