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  • Munther Yousef Balawi, Ph.D

Munther Yousef Balawi, Ph.D

Assistant Professor

Al Ain Campus

Biography

= Assistant Professor - Abu Dhabi University - UAE

= Assistant Professor and Trainer at Qassim University - Saudi Arabia

Education

  • Ph.D., Educational Psychology. Yarmouk University, Jordan 2006
  • M. A. Educational Psychology. Yarmouk University, Jordan 1993.
  • Bachelor, Physical Education. Yarmouk University, Jordan 1987

Research Interests

Multiple Intelligences

Academic Motivation 

 Behavior Modification 

Academic Self-confidence 

Learning 

Applied behavior analysis

Selected Publications

Alnaimat, Bayan; Ayasrah, Firas; Mohannad, Alkhalaileh & Balawi, Munther. (2023). Impact of electronic games addiction post COVID-19 on the mental health of public-school students in Jordan. International Journal of Education and Practice, 11(3): 473-485.

 

El-Saleh, Majed; Al Majali, Salwa; Balawi, Munther & Alnaimat, Bayan. (2023). Analytical Study of the Relationship Between Emotional Arousal and Skillful Self of Basketball Players in UAE Universities. Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 12 (4), 64-74.

Professional Experience

Period

Location

Type of work

12/7/2017-08/08/2022

Abu Dhabi University - UAE                 

Assistant Professor

7/27/2013 - 7/10/2014

Abu Dhabi University - UAE

Visiting Assistant Professor

9/18/2007 - 7/25/2013

Qassim University - Saudi Arabia

Assistant Professor

Teaching Courses

 Educational psychology.

Classroom management.

Applied behavior analysis.

Foundations of Education.

Environmental sociology.

Childhood and Adolescence Problems.

School curriculum.

Practical field training.

Behavior Modification.

Psychology of play.

Thinking skills.

University study skills for ordinary and outstanding students.

Military psychology.

Developmental psychology.

Psychology of childhood and adolescence.

Developmental psychology of people with special needs.

Measurement and evaluation.

Modifying the behavior of people with special needs.

Thinking and learning skills.

Introduction to psychology.

Human relationships.

Basics of scientific research.

Research applications.

Work ethics.

Negotiation skills.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all.

This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

 

Full-text Available

Impact of electronic games addiction post COVID-19 on the mental health of public-school students in Jordan

Published in: International Journal of Education and Practice

Aug 02, 2023

/ Bayan AlNaimat : muntherbalawi

The present work aimed to find out the reality of electronic games addiction and its impact on mental health among adolescent students post-COVID-19 in public schools in Jordan. The study followed the descriptive analytical technique using a simple random method. A sample of 795 adolescent students was selected from Jordanian schools for the academic year 2022-2023. The results showed that the mean of the responses of the study sample on the scale of electronic game sites addiction among adolescent students at the aggregate level, came with a high degree, with a mean (1.52) and a standard deviation (0.51), which reflected the existence of addiction manifestations among teenage students to electronic games.


Full-text Available

Analytical Study of the Relationship Between Emotional Arousal and Skillful Self of Basketball Players in UAE Universities

Published in: Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies

Jun 21, 2023

/ Majed El-Saleh / Munther Balawi

The purpose of this study is to recognize the relationship between emotional arousal and the skillful self of basketball players in the UAE universities. Therefore, the researchers employ the survey methodology's descriptive approach to the nature of this study. The sample of this study consisted of (44) male and female players from the national teams participating in the Sports Federation Championship for Higher Education Institutions (HESF), which were chosen by random method. Also, the researchers used the two scales of Abdel-Rida (2002) for emotional arousal, which consisted of (31) items, as well as the skillful self- scale which consisted of (42) paragraphs and was previously used. After applying the tool, extracting the results of the study and processing them statistically, the researchers concluded that the UAE university basketball players possess a high emotional arousal at a rate of less than (0.05), with a low skillful self- level amounted to (0.28), which is not significant. In addition to an inverse relationship between skillful self and emotional arousal of basketball players in the UAE universities.


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