Education in the Arab Countries – Part One Hasan A. Yahya, a professor of Educational AdministrationThe Arab countries were approached for research on various topics in the last half century, for increasing global importance and national independence. In other words, the Arab world was ignored for a long time while it was a part of the Ottoman Empire. After the WWI and WWII, the position of the Arab countries became more important in...more
Education Technology Grants Aim to Increase Student Retention and College Graduation National statistics demonstrate that only fifty-percent of U.S. students who enroll in postsecondary education actually complete a degree program. In a major effort to increase student retention and college graduation, private organizations and the U.S. government are doling out grants to advance education through technology.In December 2009, the Bill and...more
Education in the Arab Countries – Part Two Hasan A. Yahya, professor of Educational AdministrationThis article in a series of articles on education in the Arab countries. In Islam, as a way of life, the first and most venerated word in the Koran is "read;" learning is believed to make a person more faithful to God, and more useful to humanity. In Islam, acquiring knowledge is equated with seeking the truth. As the great Arab philosopher Abu Yusef Al-Kindi (805-873) said: "We should not shy away from welcoming and acquiring the truth regardless of where it comes from, even if it comes from distant races and nations that are different from us. Nothing is more important than seeking the truth except the truth itself."During the last few decades, the spirit of such philosophy was lost and the region was intellectually blocked from the rest of the world. Today, polls throughout the Arab region indicate that people are dismayed by the resulting shortcomings in their societies. Although not universally acknowledged, underlying these shortcomings are weaknesses in the educational system, its approaches, materials and institutions. This is true at all levels of the education...more
Education in the Arab Countries – Part Three Hasan A. Yahya , professor of Educational AdministrationToday, we live in the information age and Arab countries could be left behind once again if they do not modernize their education system. The so-called "digital divide" is both a reflection of the science and technology gap and a cause of...more
Education in the Arab Countries – Part Four Hasan A. Yahya , a writer from PalestineReform of education is a long-term process that requires focused objectives, perseverance in their implementation, and the application of the knowledge gained from the experiences of others. Much like successful economic development, reform should...more
Stock Market Education - Easy Steps On Learning Stock Trading The internet has played a vital role in the trade and business in this modern time. More and more people are engaging in stock trading. The objective of most aspiring traders is to have stock market education. Through this, they can gain various techniques about stock market as well as other strategies which can help them lead to successful investment. Before, learning stock trading is only for rich individuals. However, in this generation the stock market is now open to those ordinary people who wish to invest and dream of earning more income through stock trading. Even if they buy small shares, they can get high earnings from their investment.The main question now is how do these regular people earn more from stock trading? Through the wonders of technology, it is the Internet that bridges the gap of the scarcity of knowledge on stock marketing and stock market education. There are sites which introduce the basics on stock market and other relevant details which would help educate the investors and traders about the industry. There is an Internet application, in which the client and trader can use to trade...more
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Lucky Characteristic #2: Teaching Our Children to Be Lucky Lucky people expect positive outcomes. Bette Davis said "I've been lucky. I'll be lucky again." This confidence in continued good luck is another common characteristic in lucky...more
Middle of next month in the spring of admission from the new version of eye exercises will enter the primary and secondary schools in Guangzhou. It is understood that effective control of each semester students are newly issued short-sighted, many...more
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The Ministry of Education staff as the Secretary, the Chinese occupation Technology Education Association and sponsored by the Tianjin Municipal Government, "the Sixth National Vocational Education Modern technology and equipment exhibition, "on June...more