Deborah Netolicky talks with Dr Rania Sawalhi about pracademia, education in Qatar, Islamic-based leadership, women in educational leadership, psychological support for students, and humanity in education. Rania has more than 20 years of experience in K-12 and higher education, and has worked as teacher, vice principal, principal of an international school, strategic manager, researcher, and lecturer. Rania has won several awards such as ICSEI/JPCC 2020 Innovation Award for designing a female empowerment program which included career readiness and social innovation, and she was a Study UK alumni awards finalist for social impact. In 2019, Rania completed her PhD Educational Leadership from University of Warwick and has published a research in books and peer-reviewed journals. Rania is a co-founder and Director of Edu-enterprise a non-profit organization registered in USA. She has launched the Educational Leadership Lab and launched Rushd educational leadership coaching e-platform. She is a co-founder of WomenEdMENA, LIFE, and ICSEI_ELN co-coordinator.

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- Rania’s Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=XIwgZikAAAAJ&hl=en

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