Khalaf Al’Abri
Biographic Data
| ID | 6449439 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Khalaf Al’Abri |
| GIVEN NAMES | Khalaf |
| FAMILY NAME | Al’Abri |
| SIGNATURE | AL’ABRI K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sultan Qaboos University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7954-0223 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Researching sustainability in Arab educational institutions
This review aims to identify patterns in knowledge production on sustainability within Arab educational institutions. It seeks to highlight gaps and opportunities for further research and to guide efforts to develop more sustainable education systems across Arab societies. This focus is especially relevant given the unprecedented educational developments in the region. The review used systematic methods to examine English-language articles and bo…
Professional identity formation in intercultural education
Purpose This study aims to investigate the formation of teacher professional identity (TPI) among preservice teachers in Oman from an intercultural perspective and explores how cultural and institutional contexts shape identity factors. Design/methodology/approach Using a four-factor model (Fisherman and Abbot, 1998), TPI was assessed across four factors: confidence about teaching, self-actualisation, teaching as a mission and recognition of prof…
The mediation of trust in principals between the effect of school-based management on school effectiveness in Oman
Purpose This article investigates the direct effect of SBM factors on school effectiveness (SE) and the mediating effect of trust between SBM and SE. Design/methodology/approach This study used quantitative methods. The study participants were 728 teachers from different schools and regions in Oman. Data were collected through a survey and analysed through structural equation model (SEM) using SmartPLS 4 statistical software to determine the dire…
The challenges of policy borrowing
Policy borrowing from other regions has presented significant obstacles for higher education faculty in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Specifically, accreditation for higher education institutions has become problematic. This study explored the perceptions of faculty in two colleges of education on the influence of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) policies and procedures on their professional agency.…
Supporting teacher professional learning in Oman
Lagging student performance in the Sultanate of Oman has, in recent years, led the Ministry of Education to target teachers’ professional learning as a key strategic pillar in its efforts to reform the education system. While international evidence finds principal leadership can make a meaningful difference in teacher engagement in professional learning, this has yet to be studied in Arab societies. The current study collected data from 887 teach…
Achieving sustainable development by promoting Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
This study explores the role of Omani school principals in promoting global citizenship education (GCED), and the challenges they face integrating it into the school environment to achieve sustainable development. Eight principals in Oman participated in in-depth interviews. The findings revealed that the principals find the concept of GCED vague. Although they promote GCED values, they do so unintentionally. They emphasised that their leadership…
Strategies for Attention to Diverse Education in Omani Society
In a climate of increasing multiculturalism in education, classrooms have become more diverse, offering educators and institutions both opportunities and challenges. In response to changing advancements and trends in education, school administrators claim that classroom diversity can develop students’ learning potential when properly harnessed and matched with inclusive pedagogy. This research reflects how diversity within the Omani education sys…
Are schools in Oman planning to produce global citizens? A critical analysis of schools’ visions and missions
This paper investigates the existence of GCED principles in Omani Basic Education schools’ visions and missions. A qualitative exploratory collective case study research design was used by analysing 50 schools’ vision and mission statements for the existence of five GCED principles: peace and conflict, human rights, identity and diversity, environment concerns, commitment to social justice, democracy and equity. The results revealed the varying e…
Association between motivation to leave the teaching profession profiles and job satisfaction among Omani teachers
Regional solidarity undermined? Higher education developments in the Arabian gulf, economy and time
The paper theorises fragility of regional solidarities in light of the emerging ways in which two Arabian Gulf states, Bahrain and Oman, are undertaking their transition to a knowledge economy. The paper shows ways in which regional symbolic solidarity goals of common economic and educational development in the Gulf region are challenged by locally focussed priorities at the level of each nation state. These findings carry important theoretical i…
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Regional solidarity undermined? Higher education developments in the Arabian gulf, economy and time
The paper theorises fragility of regional solidarities in light of the emerging ways in which two Arabian Gulf states, Bahrain and Oman, are undertaking their transition to a knowledge economy. The paper shows ways in which regional symbolic solidarity goals of common economic and educational development in the Gulf region are challenged by locally focussed priorities at the level of each nation state. These findings carry important theoretical i…
Strategies for Attention to Diverse Education in Omani Society
In a climate of increasing multiculturalism in education, classrooms have become more diverse, offering educators and institutions both opportunities and challenges. In response to changing advancements and trends in education, school administrators claim that classroom diversity can develop students’ learning potential when properly harnessed and matched with inclusive pedagogy. This research reflects how diversity within the Omani education sys…
Are schools in Oman planning to produce global citizens? A critical analysis of schools’ visions and missions
This paper investigates the existence of GCED principles in Omani Basic Education schools’ visions and missions. A qualitative exploratory collective case study research design was used by analysing 50 schools’ vision and mission statements for the existence of five GCED principles: peace and conflict, human rights, identity and diversity, environment concerns, commitment to social justice, democracy and equity. The results revealed the varying e…
Association between motivation to leave the teaching profession profiles and job satisfaction among Omani teachers
Supporting teacher professional learning in Oman
Lagging student performance in the Sultanate of Oman has, in recent years, led the Ministry of Education to target teachers’ professional learning as a key strategic pillar in its efforts to reform the education system. While international evidence finds principal leadership can make a meaningful difference in teacher engagement in professional learning, this has yet to be studied in Arab societies. The current study collected data from 887 teach…
Achieving sustainable development by promoting Global Citizenship Education (GCED)
This study explores the role of Omani school principals in promoting global citizenship education (GCED), and the challenges they face integrating it into the school environment to achieve sustainable development. Eight principals in Oman participated in in-depth interviews. The findings revealed that the principals find the concept of GCED vague. Although they promote GCED values, they do so unintentionally. They emphasised that their leadership…
The mediation of trust in principals between the effect of school-based management on school effectiveness in Oman
Purpose This article investigates the direct effect of SBM factors on school effectiveness (SE) and the mediating effect of trust between SBM and SE. Design/methodology/approach This study used quantitative methods. The study participants were 728 teachers from different schools and regions in Oman. Data were collected through a survey and analysed through structural equation model (SEM) using SmartPLS 4 statistical software to determine the dire…
The challenges of policy borrowing
Policy borrowing from other regions has presented significant obstacles for higher education faculty in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Specifically, accreditation for higher education institutions has become problematic. This study explored the perceptions of faculty in two colleges of education on the influence of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) policies and procedures on their professional agency.…
Researching sustainability in Arab educational institutions
This review aims to identify patterns in knowledge production on sustainability within Arab educational institutions. It seeks to highlight gaps and opportunities for further research and to guide efforts to develop more sustainable education systems across Arab societies. This focus is especially relevant given the unprecedented educational developments in the region. The review used systematic methods to examine English-language articles and bo…
Professional identity formation in intercultural education
Purpose This study aims to investigate the formation of teacher professional identity (TPI) among preservice teachers in Oman from an intercultural perspective and explores how cultural and institutional contexts shape identity factors. Design/methodology/approach Using a four-factor model (Fisherman and Abbot, 1998), TPI was assessed across four factors: confidence about teaching, self-actualisation, teaching as a mission and recognition of prof…
Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Global Education and Multiculturalism (3 works) · Higher education (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Structural equation modeling (3 works)