Rhoda Myra Garces-Bacsal
Biographic Data
| ID | 6176206 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rhoda Myra Garces-Bacsal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rhoda Myra |
| FAMILY NAME | Garces-Bacsal |
| SIGNATURE | GARCES-BACSAL R M |
| AFFILIATIONS | United Arab Emirates University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4839-9084 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Books, 책, livres, vitabu, βιβλία
This special issue on multilingual picturebooks brings together a range of diverse scholars working across disparate linguistic and cultural contexts as they consider the impact of picturebooks on issues such as representation, inclusion, visibility, literacy, and identity. Given well-established links between language, identity, and literacy, this collection furthers both practical and theoretical considerations of how more visible and tangible …
Navigating inclusive education in the United Arab Emirates
Inclusive education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been promoted through ambitious policies. These have included a mandated change in nomenclature alongside strengthening the infrastructure and professional development to support inclusive education in mainstream schools. Perspectives from school leaders and teachers across the country about these changes and their implementation have not been captured. This research used a qualitative met…
Diverse picturebooks for diverse children
Examining teachers' perceived competence in implementing inclusive education practices in the United Arab Emirates
Inclusive education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is evolving with ambitious policies and strategic plans. The extent to which these policies and plans are being embedded into practice in mainstream schools across the country has not been fully captured. This research used an online survey to investigate teachers' perceived competence in implementing inclusive education practices with students with disabilities in mainstream schools and explo…
Virtual Training on Stress Management for the Mothers of Children with Disabilities in the United Arab Emirates
Parenting children with disabilities has consistently been reported to be associated with stress, and even more so among mothers who are primary caregivers. In non-Western contexts such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE), there is a dearth of research on maternal mental health in relation to raising children with disabilities and related mitigation strategies. During the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021), the Federal Government of the UAE used the Sav…
Diverse books for diverse children
Research has indicated how diverse books contribute to a more culturally responsive pedagogy, allowing children to identify themselves in the stories they read and gain an appreciation for others whose lives are different from theirs. Moreover, a sensitive discussion of and critical responses to diverse picturebooks is found to positively influence a child’s social and emotional learning competecies, apart from increasing a child’s cultural knowl…
Association of anticipated HIV testing stigma and provider mistrust on preference for HIV self-testing among cisgender men who have sex with men in the Philippines
HIVST should be offered as a supplement to traditional facility-based HIV testing services in the Philippines to expand testing and reach individuals who may not undergo testing due to anticipated HIV testing stigma and provider mistrust
Discursive compartmentalization in a critical multicultural classroom
What happens when critical discourses are introduced in the classroom? How do students make sense of these discourses in the light of their experiences as teachers? What is the role of the state and its ideologies in shaping the way critical discourses are apprehended in the classroom? This paper aims to map out the discursive (re)configurations of one particular classroom in Singapore where in-service teachers are introduced to critical multicul…
The Effect of Journal Writing on Mathematics Achievement among High-Ability Students in Singapore
This study examined the effect of journal writing on mathematics achievement in high-ability students in Singapore. It assessed both the cognitive benefits of journal writing (as evidenced through gains in math test scores) and the socio-affective benefits of journal writing (as demonstrated in their personal reflections) as the students learned algebra. Fifty-four 13-year-old boys from two Secondary One classes in Singapore (Control and Experime…
On Universals, Cultural Variations and Individual Uniqueness
Sparks of Life and Effervescence in Gifted Education
Diverse picturebooks for diverse children
Discursive compartmentalization in a critical multicultural classroom
What happens when critical discourses are introduced in the classroom? How do students make sense of these discourses in the light of their experiences as teachers? What is the role of the state and its ideologies in shaping the way critical discourses are apprehended in the classroom? This paper aims to map out the discursive (re)configurations of one particular classroom in Singapore where in-service teachers are introduced to critical multicul…
On Universals, Cultural Variations and Individual Uniqueness
Sparks of Life and Effervescence in Gifted Education
The Effect of Journal Writing on Mathematics Achievement among High-Ability Students in Singapore
This study examined the effect of journal writing on mathematics achievement in high-ability students in Singapore. It assessed both the cognitive benefits of journal writing (as evidenced through gains in math test scores) and the socio-affective benefits of journal writing (as demonstrated in their personal reflections) as the students learned algebra. Fifty-four 13-year-old boys from two Secondary One classes in Singapore (Control and Experime…
Discursive compartmentalization in a critical multicultural classroom
What happens when critical discourses are introduced in the classroom? How do students make sense of these discourses in the light of their experiences as teachers? What is the role of the state and its ideologies in shaping the way critical discourses are apprehended in the classroom? This paper aims to map out the discursive (re)configurations of one particular classroom in Singapore where in-service teachers are introduced to critical multicul…
Diverse books for diverse children
Research has indicated how diverse books contribute to a more culturally responsive pedagogy, allowing children to identify themselves in the stories they read and gain an appreciation for others whose lives are different from theirs. Moreover, a sensitive discussion of and critical responses to diverse picturebooks is found to positively influence a child’s social and emotional learning competecies, apart from increasing a child’s cultural knowl…
Association of anticipated HIV testing stigma and provider mistrust on preference for HIV self-testing among cisgender men who have sex with men in the Philippines
HIVST should be offered as a supplement to traditional facility-based HIV testing services in the Philippines to expand testing and reach individuals who may not undergo testing due to anticipated HIV testing stigma and provider mistrust
Virtual Training on Stress Management for the Mothers of Children with Disabilities in the United Arab Emirates
Parenting children with disabilities has consistently been reported to be associated with stress, and even more so among mothers who are primary caregivers. In non-Western contexts such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE), there is a dearth of research on maternal mental health in relation to raising children with disabilities and related mitigation strategies. During the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021), the Federal Government of the UAE used the Sav…
Examining teachers' perceived competence in implementing inclusive education practices in the United Arab Emirates
Inclusive education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is evolving with ambitious policies and strategic plans. The extent to which these policies and plans are being embedded into practice in mainstream schools across the country has not been fully captured. This research used an online survey to investigate teachers' perceived competence in implementing inclusive education practices with students with disabilities in mainstream schools and explo…
Diverse picturebooks for diverse children
Books, 책, livres, vitabu, βιβλία
This special issue on multilingual picturebooks brings together a range of diverse scholars working across disparate linguistic and cultural contexts as they consider the impact of picturebooks on issues such as representation, inclusion, visibility, literacy, and identity. Given well-established links between language, identity, and literacy, this collection furthers both practical and theoretical considerations of how more visible and tangible …
Navigating inclusive education in the United Arab Emirates
Inclusive education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been promoted through ambitious policies. These have included a mandated change in nomenclature alongside strengthening the infrastructure and professional development to support inclusive education in mainstream schools. Perspectives from school leaders and teachers across the country about these changes and their implementation have not been captured. This research used a qualitative met…
Psychology (7 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (2 works) · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (2 works)