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Elhoweris, Hala; Bond, Sarah; Alameri, Mona; Takrit, Rachel; Alhosani, Najwa – Exceptionality Education International, 2021
The purpose of the study was to explore attitudes of educators in the United Arab Emirates toward gifted education and twice-exceptional students. One thousand and seventy-five educators (81% general education teachers and 19% teachers of the gifted) participated in this study. Data were collected using an online dual-language survey instrument,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Academically Gifted, Gifted Education
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Elhoweris, Hala; Alsheikh, Negmeldin; Al Mekhlafi, Abdurrahman; Alhosani, Najwa; Alzyoudi, Mohammad – Exceptionality Education International, 2017
Reading in Arabic is a vital skill for academic success and progress in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) elementary schools and beyond. However, there is substantial evidence to suggest that a significant number of UAE children in lower elementary grades experience difficulties in reading school-related materials. Research in reading has clearly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Primary Education, Grade 1
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Elhoweris, Hala; Alsheikh, Negmeldin – Exceptionality Education International, 2010
The objectives of this study were threefold: (a) to determine whether the United Arab Emirates (UAE) general and special education teachers were making any specific testing modifications for students with disabilities; (b) to survey UAE general and special education teachers' perceptions of testing modifications in terms of their usefulness,…
Descriptors: Testing, Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Special Education
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Mutua, N. Kagendo; Elhoweris, Hala – Exceptionality, 2002
A study involving 60 parents of children with hearing impairments from three rural districts in Kenya found there were six factors underlying parent expectations about post-school outcomes of their children: civil rights, community participation, personal responsibility, marriage and family, financial security, and freedom and independence.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Hearing Impairments, Outcomes of Education