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The Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation launched Gulf Education and Social Policy Review (GESPR) in 2019 as part of its on-going commitment to open-access knowledge sharing and to support scholarship on education and social policy issues in the Gulf region. GESPR is a peer-reviewed, bilingual (English/Arabic) academic journal that accepts applied and theoretical research, policy commentary, and book review submissions.

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Editorial - Beyond the COVID-19 Era: Psychological Resilience and E-safety in Education across Gulf States

Gulf Education and Social Policy Review (GESPR): Volume 3, Issue 2
Pages 124–138 Tavis D. Jules
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Toward Culturally and Linguistically Responsive E-Learning in Post-COVID-19 Higher Education: Perspectives from the United Arab Emirates

Gulf Education and Social Policy Review (GESPR): Volume 3, Issue 2
Pages 139–163 Sarah Hopkyns
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Trauma-Responsive Schooling: Centering Student Voice and Healing By Lyn Mikel Brown, Catharine Biddle, and Mark Tappan. Harvard Education Press. $33.00. May 2022.ISBN-13: 978-1-68253-731-2

Gulf Education and Social Policy Review (GESPR): Volume 3, Issue 2
Pages 164–167 Janaan O. Farhat
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Positive Education in the United Arab Emirates: Navigating Through and Beyond the Global Pandemic

Gulf Education and Social Policy Review (GESPR): Volume 3, Issue 2
Pages 168–198 Tavis D. Jules, Ashley M. Mayworm, Amy C. Nelson Christensenv
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Online Student Teaching Practicums During COVID-19: A Successful Case in the UAE

Gulf Education and Social Policy Review (GESPR): Volume 3, Issue 2
Pages 199–229 Tania Aghar, Phil Quirke
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Students’ Possession of Social and Emotional Learning Competencies in the Second Cycle Schools of Basic Education in the Sultanate of Oman

Gulf Education and Social Policy Review (GESPR): Volume 3, Issue 2
Pages 230–266 Ali Said Sulayiam Al Matari, Moza Abdullah Almoqbali, Iman Mohammad Almaawali
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University Student-parents’ Experiences in the UAE during COVID-19: Future Implications for Higher Education

Gulf Education and Social Policy Review (GESPR): Volume 3, Issue 2
Pages 267–293 Martina Dickson, Rehab Al Hakmani, Melissa McMinn, Jessica Midraj, Deena Elsori, Prospera Tedam
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“Who Is That Teacher I See, Staring Straight Back At Me?”: Teachers’ Reflections on Their Engagement in Communities of Practice and Learning Spaces During the Pandemic

Gulf Education and Social Policy Review (GESPR): Volume 3, Issue 2
Pages 294–317 Junifer Abatayo
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Inclusive Education for Exceptional Children in Egypt and the US: Reforming Egyptian Inclusive Education System in Post-pandemic World

Gulf Education and Social Policy Review (GESPR): Volume 3, Issue 2
Pages 318–344 Noha Abbas
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The Palgrave Handbook of Positive Education By M. L. Kern and M. L. Wehmeyer (Eds). Palgrave Macmillan. 2021. $59.99. ISBN: 978- 3-030-64536-6

Gulf Education and Social Policy Review (GESPR): Volume 3, Issue 2
Pages 345–347 Caitlin Donnelley-Power, Vanessa Dominguez
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