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Profiles of Doctorate Dissertations
Research Relevance and Potential Impact
Exploring the Rhizomatic Literacy Practices of UAE High Schoolers is a compelling dissertation which
was well crafted by the PhD Student in the College of Education; Mona Humaid Aljanah which, I
believe will have a great impact on subsequent literacy research pertinent to the UAE context. The
research is relevant and needed because the UAE has great focus on youth and their wellbeing. Mona
Aljanahi used both qualitative and quantitative methods to explore the UAE high schools students’
literacy practices in and outside the schools premises. The dissertation will contribute to our knowledge
base, research base and instructional base regarding literacy practices of high schoolers in the UAE,
the Gulf region and even the world because there is a paucity of research about adolescents’ literacy
worldwide. The dissertation also approaches literacy based on a wider epistemological stance based
on the idea of the rhizome and new literacy trends based on the work of new London Group.
Relevant Publications
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Career Aspirations
The opportunity to teach three undergraduate courses at the college of education at UAEU reinforced
my belief that working as an academic and a researcher is ideal for my experience, education, skills,
and career interests. The teaching experience was so uplifting that I am eager to explore career
opportunities that would afford me to simultaneously work as both an academic and a researcher.