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  • The attitudes of intermediate level ESL learners and teachers toward the usability and impact of interactive whiteboards 
    El-Mazbouh, Manal (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2013)
    This study explores the attitudes of the Intermediate level learners and teachers toward the usability of the interactive whiteboard (IWB) in English as a second language (ESL) teaching and learning contexts. It also seeks to examine the impact these teachers perceive the IWB to have on their student's learning and their own teaching practices, as well as the learners' perceptions of the IWB's impact on their own abilities in ESL. Quantitative data was collected at regular set intervals through the administrative of questionnaires. The data collection process also involved having semi-structured ...
  • Perceptions of low skill workers concerning life skills education for students with special needs in Lebanon 
    Tadros, Charbel Marcellino (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2014)
    Life skills are the skills that are used in daily life in order for an individual to survive and interact appropriately and productively with the society and the environment. The purpose of this qualitative study is to find out what life skills are needed by low-skill workers in Lebanon in order to compile a list of life skills which can be used as a basis for a life skills curriculum adapted to the Lebanese culture and community for individuals with special needs. In order to achieve its objectives, the study employed a semi-structured interview with low-skill workers in Lebanon. The interview ...
  • The relationship between leadership behaviors and shared decision-making 
    Hanna, Jamal (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2014)
    The study investigated the relation between the 5 components of leadership behaviors: Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act, and Encourage the Heart, and the engagement level of 88 teachers in the shared decision-making process at 10 schools (5 public and 5 private) in Lebanon, at the level of planning, policy development, curriculum/instruction, student achievement, pupil personnel services, staff personnel, staff development, and budget management. The Leadership Practices Inventory LPI and Decision-making Questionnaire were used to measure the ...
  • The relationship between leadership styles and teachers' job satisfaction 
    Mattouk, Rouba (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2013)
    The study investigated the relationship between the three leadership styles; transformational, transactional and laissez-faire, and 73 Elementary I female teachers’ job satisfaction in 10 schools (5 private and 5 public) in Lebanon. The instruments used were the Multi-Factor Leadership Questionnaire, Fifth Edition, Short Form (MLQ-5X Short, the Job Descriptive Index (JDI, 2009 revised) and Job in General Scale. Correlation and descriptive analysis (one-way ANOVA) were used to analyze data. The results revealed that both transformational and transactional leadership were positively and significantly ...