This research deals with the effects that living with a sibling with Autism has. The aim of the research was to investigate the effect of living with a sibling with Autism/PDD by using play therapy methods. In order to achieve this goal the researcher undertook a literature study to provide a better insight into the dimensions and complexities of defining autism and its related conditions, as in-depth look at the triad of impairments and the influence this has on the functioning of siblings of children with Autism/PDD. The second objective was to undertake an empirical study with regardsto the ...

The purpose of the mixed method research was to determine the level of financial literacy among third secondary students of a private catholic school in Lebanon and determine whether such skills were being acquired from the economics program at this school or from university, work experience or family life. The qualitative study measured the financial literacy of 54 third secondary students and 49 graduates of that same school using a standardized survey. Results showed that: the mean core of third secondary students was below the passing grade, the mean score of third secondary sociology and ...

Many studies revealed that teaching was an extremely stressful professional, and that teacher stress being emotional and/or physical was an increasing problem. Therefore, the study used a quantitative survey design to investigate the main sources of stress among Lebanese elementary school teachers, and to determine whether there was a relationship between elementary teachers’ stressors and emotion-focused coping and whether there was a relationship between elementary teachers’ stressors and problem-focused coping strategies. The study involved 30 teachers who worked in a private school in Keserwen, ...

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 ...

This study explored the relationship between the conflict management style of elementary teachers and the quality of teacher-student relationship in four public schools in North of Lebanon. A mixed method research, including two questionnaires and one interview, was conducted. Seventy five teachers from grade 1 to grade 4 participated in the study. The Thomas-Kilmann Instrument (TKI) was used to measure teachers’ conflict management style and the Student-Teacher Relationship Scale, Short Form (STRS-SF) to assess the quality of the teacher-student relationship. After the respondents answered the ...

Personality constructs have been demonstrated to be of the main predictors for explaining and predicting satisfaction and commitment of employees at work. Employees’ personalities and personality traits play a significant role in their perception of life as individuals in general, and of work life as employees in organizations in particular. This thesis examines the impact that personality traits have on teacher- employees’ level of job satisfaction and commitment. A correlational study was performed to identify the relationships between the variables, where 99 employees (n=99), in a representative ...

Education plays an important role in fighting poverty and to promote the development of many given society. It is also an important tool for empowering both women and men in the world. Schools in the rural areas of Chad are still experiencing a high rate of gender inequality and this can be testified by a low number of girls in various schools. The study reviewed the existence of gender inequality in secondary schools in Chad, causes and the effects on Chadian society and the ways of advocating gender equality. The research was conducted through the use of Descriptive Case Study Survey Design. ...

A minimal amount of research has been conducted on marital commitment and parenting styles. There has barely been any acknowledgment on the importance of one’s relationship on raising a child. Thus, the following study aims to examine the relationship between each of the indicators of commitment in Rusbult’s investment model of commitment (investment size, satisfaction, and quality of alternatives) and the parenting styles (authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive). Participants are married individuals of elementary and middle school aged children in Lebanon who have completed a socio-demographic ...

The purpose of this thesis is to study the effect of reflective journal writing on science learning. Reflective journals are personal records of students' learning experiences. They are an application of self-evaluation of learning. Science, a part of knowledge or study, is based on truths and facts and on rational and applied activities including the logical study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment. The main focus of this thesis is analyzing the effect of reflective journal writing in science; specifically, the effect of ...

The study examined the impact of digital game based learning on math achievement and attitude in a public school setting in Mount Lebanon. The case study was conducted using a quasi-experimental research design to collect data using inferential and descriptive statistics to determine the effect of digital games based learning (DGBL) in middle school classes. Several research questions were raised about the effect of DGBL on middle school students’ attitude and achievement in mathematics. The study was conducted on 68 students. The Mathematics and Technology Attitude Scale (MTAS) was adapted and ...