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	To Iraqis & Arabs Who Studied in USA PLEASE distribute this email to those who studied in the USA.  If you are an Arab or an Iraqi who live in any of the Gulf States (Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE or Yemen) or are originally from those countries (but living elsewhere) and have completed your undergraduate or graduate studies in the USA in any of the following subjects; biology, chemistry, engineering, math or physics, PLEASE fill out the following questionnaire and email it by March 16. I will GREATLY appreciate your input. Your answers will help me a great deal and the information you provide will be as a supplement and improvement for a training manual I am producing for a state university to help trainers train teachers and staff make the relation between the American teacher/personnel and the Arab/Iraqi student better. I will be grateful to receive your input to the questionnaire below by March 16 Cordially, Wafaa' Al-Natheema http://zennobia.blogspot.com http://zanjabeel-saffron.blogspot.com http://historyofiraq.blogspot.com http://INSONewsletter.blogspot.com 1. Which year did you graduate and in which area of study? Your area of study should be one (or more) of the following subjects; Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Math or Physics. 2. From which university and state did you graduate? Was it a public or a private university? 3. What kind of problems you faced upon your commencement with the studies in terms of registration, schedule and cultural conflicts? Focus on problems that occurred in the first semester only. 4. What kind of scholastic problems you've encountered in the first two years of your studies? Problems in terms of studying, exams, conflict with the teachers or advisers, and/or with other American/foreign students.  5. During the first two years of your study, what kind of positive anecdotes can you share in terms of studying, exams, activities, interacting with teachers/advisers and students? 6. As for the scientific subjects, did you face problems in terms of language, method/style of teaching, assignments and papers? Was the grading fair?  7. Did your academic conditions improve or worsen after the second year of your studies in the USA?  Academic conditions in terms of dealing with your adviser/teacher, your fellow students, your exams, grades, other activities. 8. What personal or political problems you faced during your studies in the States? Why did they happen and how were they resolved? 9. If you were asked to compare and contrast between the education system in your country and in the USA, what list of differences would you make? PLEASE focus in your answers about the study of scientific subjects mentioned above and provide positive and negative points in differentiating between the two systems? This is the most important question in the survey. PLEASE provide as many comparative examples as possible. PLEASE note that your answers will not be published and you will not be quoted. Your answers will be incorporated in the study/statistics manual I am producing. Your participation in this survey and answering as many of the questions in the questionnaire above providing information from your own experience while studying in the USA is greatly appreciated. Looking for answers from men and women as well as from those who have studied in the USA during the 1980s (the computer decade) or later years. Thank you.
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