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Said, Ziad "Science Education Reform in Qatar: Progress and Challenges". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 12, no. 8, 2016, pp. 2253-2265. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1301a