Global issues in Omani Social Studies Textbooks (Grades 3 - 12)

Core Units of Spoken Grammar in Global ELT Textbooks

Materials evaluation studies have constantly demonstrated that there is no one fixed procedure for conducting textbook evaluation studies. Instead, the criteria must be selected according to the needs and objectives of the context in which evaluation takes place. The speaking skill as part of the communicative competence has been emphasized as an important objective in language teaching. The pr...

School well-being in Grades 4-12.

The World Health Organization has encouraged a whole-school approach when trying to promote mental health and well-being in schools. The Internet-based School Well-being Profile aims to be a holistic well-being evaluation tool for schools. Well-being is divided into four categories: 'school conditions', 'social relationships', 'means for self-fulfillment' and 'health status'. The questionnaires...

Social Issues in Post Disaster Reconstruction Planning

Post disaster reconstruction in the destructed zones entails the social aspects in addition to the physical and urban aspects, because of the presence of affected people in the very location. The presented research aims to assess the social aspects of the post disaster conditions in the course of reconstruction, which take into consideration the related social factors in the affected community....

Gender Stereotypes in Elementary School Textbooks (grades 1, 4 and 8) in Use in Montenegro

Addressing Ethical, Social, and Cultural Issues in Global Health Research

1 Ethical, Social and Cultural Program for Global Health, Centre for Research on Inner City Health and Centre for Global Health Research, Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2 Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 3 Ethical, Social and Cult...