Curriculum Vitae

Personal details
1. First Name: Samih

5.Country of Nationality: JORDAN

Middle Initial: Mahmoud

6. Martial Status: Married

Last Name: AL-Karasneh

7. Telephone Number: 0096227070585

Gender: Male

8. Cellular Number: 00962772547185

2. Academic Rank : Professor

00962798131135

4. Country of Birth: Jordan

9. Fax Number: 0096227211199

E-mail: nhsamih@yahoo.com

Address:
Faculty of Education
Yarmouk University- Jordan

S.M.karasneh@yu.edu.jo
Website:
http://faculty.yu.edu.jo/nhsamih

11- Language

Read

Write

Speak

Understand

Arabic

Very Good

Very Good

Very Good

Very Good

English

Very Good

Very Good

Very Good

Very Good

Education

University Name

Country

Degree or Equivalent

Issue Date

EXETER

UNITED KINGDOM

Doctorate

11-DEC-01

Major

Minor

CURRICULUM AND
INSTRUCTION

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION OF SOCIAL STUDIES

University Name

Country

Degree or Equivalent

Issue Date

YARMOUK

JORDAN

Masters

27-MAY-97

Major

Minor

CURRICULUM AND
INSTRUCTION

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION OF SOCIAL STUDIES

University Name

Country

Degree or Equivalent

Issue Date

YARMOUK

JORDAN

Bachelor

12-JAN-92

Major

Minor

HISTORY

EDUCATION

Titles of Theses
Master:
Secondary graders' practices of hidden curriculum's associated learning in Jordan
Doctoral Dissertation:
Participants perspectives of initial social studies teacher preparation in Jordan

Competencies
Skill

Level

Experience

1.ACADEMIC SUPERVISION

Senior

More than 9 years

3.RESEARCH

Senior

More than 11 years

4.CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

Junior

More than 5 years

5.TEACHING

Senior

More than 10 years

6. TEACHERS TRAINING

Senior

More than 10 years

Experience
From Date

To Date

Title

Name of Employer

Country

Employment Type

09-SEP.12

Present

Head of
Elementary
Education Dep.

Yarmouk Uni.

Jordan

Full time

14- AUG.08

13AUG.08

Head of
Professional
Diploma Dep.

Al Ain Uni. of
Science and
technology

UAE

Full time

10-FEB-02

12-DEC-08

Faculty
member

Yarmouk
University

JORDAN

Full Time

02-MAY-95

01-DEC-98

Senior
Administrator

08-NOV-92

25-JUN-94

Teacher

Dead Sea
Industries
company (Holding
Company

Ministry of
education

JORDAN

YAMEN

Full Time

Full Time

Conferences and Workshops

Perceptions of teaching and learning of social studies of Jordanian professors, university

supervisors, co-operating teachers, and student teachers. European Educational
Research Association. Conference, Padova, Italy, August,2003.
Perceptions of managerial problems and challenges of Jordanian professors, university
supervisors, co-operating teachers, and student teachers of social studies. British
Educational Research Association. Conference, Manchester, UK, September, 2004.
Prevalence of Harmonious Human Relationships Within the School House as an Approach to
School Reform. School Reform: Challenges and Aspirations Conference. United Arab

Emirates University , Dubai 17-19 April.

The role of the university in developing students national belonging. University of Bahrain
Conference, Bahrain, November 19-20,2007.
Visionary leadership as An approach to Social Studies Teacher Preparation Programmers
Reform: Participants' Perspectives.(WCES World Conference on Educational
Sciences.Turky.2009,Vabruary

"An Islamic Perspective of Creativity: A Model for social studies teachers as

Leaders.(WCES World Conference on Educational Sciences.Turky.2010,Vabruary

Workshops:
IT Curriculum Development/Teaching and Learning Methods. British council. Amman Jordan Novemmper,2002
Discussion a draft (outlines) of social studies curriculum (History, Geography, citizenship).
Ministry of education, Dubai- UAE,2003
Computer uses: Yarmouk university- (1-30/5/2002
University measurement and evaluation: Yarmouk Unioversity/16-30-5-2002
Uses of database in instruction and scientific research: Yarmouk Unioversity/30/3/2003
Activating educational research in the Ministry of Education, Jordan: Ministry of
education9/5/2003

Instructional Experienc
Yarmouk University/ Irbid, Jordan
Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction (2002-2006)
Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum & Instruction and Elementary
Education Department: (April. 2006-present).
Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum & Instruction and Elementary
Education Department: (2012-May.2013).
Professor, Department of Elementary Education: (May.2013-presnet).
Duties
1-Teaching the following undergraduate courses at the Departments of
Curriculum and Instruction and Elementary Education:
o C&I 321 Curriculum and instruction of Social studies
o C&I 324 Methods of teaching social studies
o C&I 455 Civic and citizenship education
o C&I 150 Social and religious concepts development
o C&I 405 Curriculum planning
o C&I 303 General teaching methods
o C&I 258 Values teaching and learning
o C&I 153 Instructional models and strategies
o C&I 221 Principles of social sciences

o C&I 323 Methods of Teaching Islamic and social aspects.

o C&I 421 & 422 Methods of teaching social studies 1 & 2 (for Jordanian and Omani
In-Service teachers at the Diploma Program)
2.Teaching the following graduate courses at the Department of Curriculum and
Instruction:
o C&I 622 Social studies and the development of thinking( Master's students).
o C&I 623 special topic of social studies. ( Master's students).
o C&I 626 Recent Trends in the Social Studies.( Master's students).
o C&I750 seminar in history curriculum and instruction(PhD's students ).
o C&I 770 Social studies and research(PhD's students ).

3 .Teaching the following graduate courses at the Department of Islamic studies ( at

Al sharia'a Faculty)
o Sh&IS 622 Islamic studies teacher preparation
o Sh&IS 623 Islamic education curriculum and instruction

4. Field supervisor of the pre-service teacher training program (2002-2005).

(Student teachers of social studies)
5. Field supervisor of the pre-service teacher training program (2005-present)
(Student teachers of class and pre-school teachers)
6. Field supervisor of the pre-service teacher training program at Al Ain university of
science and technology (2009-2012)
Duties

o Supervising student teachers in the cooperating schools in and around Irbid

o Conducting weekly workshops on the mechanics of teaching, lesson planning,

assessment and other related topics

6. Supervisor of the teachers of social studies aspects, Yarmouk

University Model School (2004-presnt)
Duties

o Attending classes, writing evaluation reports, and offering guidance to teachers

o Viewing videotaped classes, writing evaluation reports, and offering guidance to teachers
o Overseeing Assessment and examinations
o Taking part in end-of-year evaluation committees (2003)
o Conducting occasional workshops on the mechanics of teaching, lesson planning,

assessment and other related topics (on a needs-basis).

3.Teaching the following graduate courses at Al Ain university of science and

technology , faculty, department of Professional Diploma :

Edu 526 Diversified learners

Edu 522 Human development and learning.
Edu 525 School curriculum and curriculum in the UAE.
Edu 256 Methods of teaching Social Studies
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** Membership of several committees at Yarmouk university, faculty,

department of curriculum and instruction and elementary
education department. (Jordan)
** Membership of several committees at Al Ain university of science
and technology , faculty, department of Professional
Diploma.(UAE)
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Academic Supervision (2004-Present)

I sat on more than 40 supervisory and/or examining committees for Masters

and Doctoral students in social studies curriculum and Instruction, Islamic
Education, and educational psychology at the Departments of Curriculum and
Instruction, Islamic studies and Educational Psychology at Yarmouk University
(2004-Present).
I have served as an external examiner on two Masters thesis committees at
Muta'a University, Jordan.

Another academic experience:

institutions:

Reviewer for the following

scientific journals,

and

Qatar National Research Fund.Qater

Accreditation and Quality Assurance commission: MHE. State of Palestine.
Journal of Early Childhood Research. UK
Jordanian Journal of Educational Sciences (JJES).Jordan
Journal for humanities and social sciences, university of sharjah.UAE
International Journal in Education.(UAE).
Journal of Education - Jerash Private University.Jordan
Mu'tah Journal for Research and Studies, Mu'tah University, Jordan.
Dirasat, educational Science.Journal of the University of Jordan
Universal Journal of Education and General Studies. Online(USA)
Educational Research.Online(USA)

Research Interest
My research interests are organized around the following themes:
My primary research interest is in the intellectual developments in the fields of teaching
and learning of social studies.
My research dealt with student teachers' approaches to learning to teach: what the
reflective learning tools to teach are (e.g. self and peer assessment, journal writing,
and portfolio (and how to be used).
I am also interested in educational research directed toward developing new
perspectives about teachers as reflective and creative thinkers, facilitators and
mangers
I am interested in developing the filed of civic and citizenship education as a tool to
construct the characteristics of good and civilized life. Also how teachers of social

studies are being able to tackle the phenomena of globalization.

My great concern has been giving to the issue of professorial teaching ethics.
My future concern will be particularly focused on how the use of ICT has an effect on
the development of the areas of social studies teaching and learning.

Publications
1- Al-karasneh, Samih. (2004). Jordanian Social Studies Student Teachers Approaches
to Learning, Abhath Al-Yarmouk Humanities and Social sciences Series,
.20(1A): 311-329
2- Al-Karasneh, Samih. (2004). Jordanian Pupils Attitudes Towards Social Studies
Learning. Abhath Al-Yarmouk Humanities and Social sciences Series.
20(3A):145-161.
3- Al-karasneh, Samih (2005) Social studies teachers perceptions of effective teaching.
Jordanian Educational Sciences Journal. 1(1)30-51.
4- Al-Karasneh, Samih and Al-khawaldeh, M.( 2006) Student teachers perceptions of
knowledge and practice of their professional ethics of teaching. Mutah Journal
Humanities and Social studies Series( Jordan) .
5- Al-Karasneh, Samih.(2005). Self-and Peer-Assessment as a Learning Tool to Teach
Social Studies: Students Views. Dirasat, educational Science (Journal of the
University of Jordan). 32(1): 178 191.
6- Al-Barakat, Ali and Al-Karasneh, Samih. (2005). The Contribution of School
Textbooks in the Early Grades of Education in Preparing Young Children to Become
Effective Citizens: Teachers Perspective. Journal of Early Childhood Research. 3
(2): 169 191 Institute of Education, Coventry, England, UK.
7- Al-karasneh, Samih (2007)The Constraints of Using Nontraditional Teaching
Procedures in Teaching Social Studies .Jordanian Educational Sciences
Journal,3(2,125-141.)
8- Al-karasneh Samih \ and Qazaqizeh Sulaiman M.(2006) social studies teachers and
student teachers awareness of the social and cultural effects of the globalization
dimensions. Journal of King Saud University (Educational Sciences and Islamic
Studies) (1),161-195.
9- Al- Karasneh, Samih M and Al- Khazali, Tayseer (2007) School reform based upon
the interactive relationships among the human parties concerned with the schooling
system. Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, University Mentori, Constantine
(Algeria)
10- Al-Barakat, Ali, Bataineh, Ruba, Al-Karasneh, Samih, and Bataineh, Rula.(2006).
Jordanian EFL Teachers Perceptions of the Appropriateness of Action Pack Textbooks.
ITL "International Journal of Applied Linguistics". 151: 33-56.
11- Bataineh, Ruba, Al-Karasneh, Samih, Al-Barakat, Ali, and Bataineh, Rula. (2007).
Jordanian Pre-service Teachers Perceptions of the Portfolio as a Reflective Learning
Tool. "Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education". 35(4): 435-454.
12- Al-karsenh, Samih and Bakheet Mohammed(2009) Social Studies Teachers' Beliefs of
the Effectiveness of Utilizing Action Research in Developing their Instructional and
Learning Practices. Journal for humanities and social sciences, university of
sharjah,6(special issue).Pp157-191.

13- Kanan, Eid and Al-Karasneh, Samih. (2009). The Impact of Parental Social Support
on Promoting Children's Physical Activities." African Journal For Physical, Health
Education, Recreation & Dance". 15(2):331-355.
14- Al-karasneh, Samih
and Jabran ,Ali. (2010). Islamic Perspective of
Creativity: Amodel for Teachers of Social Studies as Leaders. "Procedia-Social and
Behavioral Sciences". 2(2) 412426. Available online at www.sciencedirect.com.
15- Al karasneh, Samih, Jabran, Ali. and Masadadh,Weeld. (2011) The University Role
in Producing Individuals Capable of Promoting Merits of National Belonging via the
approaches of Ethics and the Culture of Dialogue. Faculty of education
Journal,19(2).Pp23-79.
16- Al karasneh, S.(2011) Activating pupils' prior knowledge construction and its role in
the enhancement of social education teaching and learning: Field experiences. Journal
of Education and Psychology,34(4).Pp315-359.
17- Al-karasneh S. M.& Al-tawalbeh, M.(2011) The levels of embedded thinking skills in
the National and Social Education textbooks questions and activities that were
developed in accordance with the knowledge economy features for the first three
grades in Jordan. International Journal in Education,29.Pp27-48.
18- Al-karasneh, Samih and Jabran ,Ali.(accepted for publication). Classroom leadership
and Creativity: A Study of Social Studies and Islamic Education Teachers in Jordan.
"Creative Education." Scientific Research Publishing Inc. USA.
19- Al-karsenh, Samih.(accepted for publication). Reflective journal writing as a tool for
constructive learning to teach aspects of social studies. "European Journal of
Education: Research, Development and
Policy". The European Institute of
Education and Social Policy. France.
20- Al- Karasneh, Samih M and Al- Khazali, Tayseer.:The Effectiveness of Student
Teachers Field Based Experience in Their Learning to Teach Social Studies. Journal
of Humanities and Social Sciences, University Mentori, Constantine (Algeria).

Work in-Progress

Al-Karasneh, S. M: teachers philosophy of teaching social Education.

Al-Karasneh, S. M: Pupils understanding of good citizen.

Al-Karasneh, S. M: Thinking levels in the elementary textbooks social

education

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Membership
1.European Educational Research Association for Learning and Instruction. (2003-2005
(EARLI)
2.British Educational Research Association (BERA)2004-2006