A mixed method examination of gender differences in perceptions of STEM among Iranian Americans

AM Folberg, S Kaboli‐Nejad - Journal of Social Issues, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Much of the research on gender differences in STEM pursuit has been conducted on
predominantly White samples in the United States and Western Europe, where women are …

Global perspectives on women and work

AM Folberg - Journal of Social Issues, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The vast majority of psychological research on gender and work focuses on WEIRD (ie,
Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) women, which impedes global …

Evolution and religion: attitudes of Scottish bioscience students to the teaching of evolutionary biology

R Southcott, JR Downie - Evolution: Education and Outreach, 2012 - Springer
In a questionnaire-based survey, the proportion of Glasgow University first year biology
students who rejected evolution in 2009–2011 was about 7%, similar to the previously …

The crisis of health in a crisis ridden region

W Maziak - International Journal of Public Health, 2009 - Springer
The overall picture of the Arab world today is dire; no Arab country is free from political strife,
foreign intervention, or the threat of terrorism. Continuing instability and the failure of …

Persian address pronouns and politeness in interaction

G Nanbakhsh - 2011 - era.ed.ac.uk
In this thesis, I aim to investigate the variation of Persian pronominal address system and
politeness strategies in contemporary Iranian society from a quantitative and qualitative …

Issues and agendas of Islam and science

N Guessoum - Zygon®, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The publication of Islam's Quantum Question coincided with a burst of interest in the subject
of Islam and science. This article first places the book in context (academic and cultural); in …

[PDF][PDF] Global Islamism and world society

J Friedrichs - Telos, 2013 - academia.edu
This article develops a comprehensive understanding of global Islamism as the
communitarian mirror image of cosmopolitan world society. World society and global …

Public perceptions of nanotechnology: A survey in the mega cities of Iran

M Rahimpour, M Rahimpour, H Gomari, E Shirvani… - NanoEthics, 2012 - Springer
In this paper, the public view of nanotechnology and its applications in medicine, agriculture
and industry is evaluated in the mega cities of Iran. Data from 683 individuals in public …

A bibliometric analysis of high impact research in the middle east using champion works

ZC Akyüz, RA Correia - International Information & Library Review, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Increasing political and financial support for scientific research in the Middle East requires
academic and research communities in the region to demonstrate the visibility and impact of …

[PDF][PDF] The creation-evolution debate: an Islamic perspective

P Thomas - 2012 - kclpure.kcl.ac.uk
This study is an attempt to explore the creationist views of Muslims in the UK in light of the
theory of evolution. 2009 marked Darwin's bicentennial and the 150th anniversary of the …