IAFOR Journal of Education
Volume 5 – Special Issue – Summer 2017
Reviewers Dr Christina Belcher, Redeemer University College, Canada Christina Belcher earned her PhD (Philosophy of Education) at Monash University, Australia. She has worked in higher education in Australia, New Zealand, British Columbia and Canada, and is currently in Hamilton. She has been involved in the field of teacher education since 1997. Her research interests include worldview, children’s literature (and picture books), higher education, culture, collaborative inquiry and partnerships and technology. She has been the former Editor of the ICCTE-J journal, and is currently their book review editor. She has academic publications in peer-reviewed journals, education journals/magazines for teacher audience, published research projects, has been solicited for guest writings for publication in book chapters, and has served as a keynote speaker as well as publishing conference papers. She is also an unapologetic “book-a-holic”, and loves to read when it is possible. Dr Rachid Bendriss, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Qatar Rachid Bendriss received his Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership and MA in TESOL from the University of Central Florida (UCF), USA. He has been teaching multilingual students since 1999. He is currently an associate professor of English for Academic Purposes and Assistant Dean for Student Recruitment, Outreach and Foundation programs at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q). Prior to joining WCM-Q, Dr Bendriss taught and managed educational programs at UCF and Valencia College in Florida, USA. He has lectured and written extensively on issues related to the internationalization of higher education, second language literacy, academic English development, information literacy, college readiness, and educational technology. Dr Bendriss is an international education leader who received the prestigious US Department of State Fulbright Award of International Education, the distinguished Florida Association of International Education Annual Award, and multiple awards for excellence in teaching. Dr Angelina E. Borican, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Philippines Angie Borican is the Director of the Publications Office under the Office of the Vice President for Research, Extension and Development of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Sta. Mesa, Manila. She supervises the unit in charge of producing the University journals and other publication projects of the University. She is an associate professor in the Department of Journalism, College of Communication, and handles journalism and research subjects. She also teaches in the PUP Open University as course facilitator in the Master in Communication and Master in Educational Management programs and handles research, organizational communication and development courses. A Bachelor of Arts in Communication, major in Journalism graduate, cum laude from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, she finished her Master in Business Administration degree also in UP Diliman and earned her Doctor in Educational Management degree from the PUP Graduate School. She is actively involved in research and publications. Her research outputs have been presented locally and abroad in research conferences organized by the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL), Asian Media and Information Center (AMIC), the Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC) among others. She has likewise authored and/or edited a number of modules and books both in the field of communication and education. Dr Bachir Bouhania, University of Adrar, Algeria Bachir Bouhania got both his MPhil (1999) and PhD (2007) from the University of Oran, Algeria. Since 1999, he has been teaching at the University of Adrar, in the south of the country, in the Department of Arts and English Language, Faculty of Arts and Languages. Former head
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