Education

• 1988

  Bachelor degree from Home EconomicsFaculty oF Science, Merdith College, Raleigh USA, امــريــكـا

• 1990

  Master degree from Business AdminstrationSchool of Business, Merdith College, Raleigh USA, امــريــكـا

• 2006

  Doctorate degree from Early ChildhoodEducation and Lifelong Learning, University of Exeter, Exeter UK, بريطانيا

Employment

• 1994-2006

  Lecturer, Home Economics, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2009-2009

  Head of Childhood Studies Dept., Home Economics, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2009-2014

  Vice Dean of Home Economics, Home Economics, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2014-2016

  Vice Dean of development - Faculty of Home Economics, Faculty of Home Economics, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2018-حاليا

  Vice Dean of Quality and academic accrediation, Deanship of Quality and Academic Accrediation , جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests

• • “Designing an interactive program in Arabic for preschool children using Q-mold program”, International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science, Vol. 9 issue. 1, Jan -Feb. 2018

  • “The Relationship Between Practicing Participative Leadership and Professional Competency Level of Saudi Kindergarten’s Principals”, The International Education Conference, Clute Institute for Academic Research, Las Vegas, USA, 12 - 16 August 2017.

  • “Evaluation Study for Arabic Children Websites”, The International Education Conference, Clute Institute for Academic Research, San Francisco, USA, 31 July - 4 August 2016.

  • The Effects of Two Different Instructional Programmes on Literacy Skills of Kindergarten Children”, the Journal of International Education Research, vol 12, Number 1, Jan.2016.

  • "Conception of Saudi Kindergarten Quality Standards Based on Parents' Needs in Accordance with NAEYC Standards", The International Education Conference, Clute Institute for Academic Research, New York, USA, 2 -6 August 2015.

  • "Controversial and Challenging Concerns Regarding Status of Saudi Preschool Teachers", Contemporary Issues in Education Research, Oct. 2013.

  • "The Role of the iPad Device in the hands of the Learner", special issue (Innovative Instructional Technologies of the Journal of Universal Computer Science, Nov. 2013.

  • "Contemporary Trends of Evaluation in Early Childhood Education", the International Conference of Early Childhood Education: Secure Childhood, Promising Future, Prince Nora University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 12 -15 Nov. 2012.

  • "The Effects of Two Instructional Programs on Children's Emergent Writing and Reading Skills at Reception Year", The International Academic Conference, Clute Institute For Academic Research, Rome, Italy, 6 -8 June, 2012.

  • The Effects of Interactive Teaching Programs on Preschool Children's Literacy Skills: Case Study, the Journal of International Educational Research, vol. 7 (213-228), 2011.

  • "The Effects of Interactive Teaching Programs on preschool children's literacy skills ", The 2011 Barcelona European Academic Conference, Clute Institute for Academic Research, Barcelona, Spain, 6 -9 June 2011.

  • "The Effectiveness of Translating and Adapting Quality Evaluation Tools for Saudi Kindergartens", The Third Conference of the Association of Translation and Arabization, the Saudi association of language and translation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 28-30 December, 2009.

  • "An Image of preschool education in Saudi Arabia; parents’ and providers’ perceptions", The 2008 College Teaching & Learning Conference, Clute Institute for Academic Research, Salzburg, Austria, 23 -26 June 2008.

  • "Cultural constructions of quality in Saudi pre-school education", The British Educational Research Association (BERA) Annual conference 2008, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. UK, 3 -6 September 2008.

  • "Between reality and expectation: images from Saudi preschool centers", the 17th EECERA Annual Conference Exploring Vygotsky's ideas: Crossing Borders, Prague, Czech Republic, 29 August – 1 September 2007

  • "The status of preschool teachers in Saudi Arabia: controversial and challenging concerns", International Conference on the Status of Muslim Women in Contemporary Societies: Realities and Prospects, International Institute for Muslim Unity, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 14 -16 August 2007.

Scientific interests

Quality Assessment and evaluation

Educational Leadership

collaboration and partnership with families

Assessment and evaluation

Children's identity

Curriculum development and design

Utilization of ICT in education

Courses

Areas of expertise