Ahmed Hassan Hemdan

Ahmed Hemdan is a professor at the Special Ed. Dept., College of Education, United Arabic Emirates University. He is a working member in some professional organizations such as He received his PhD from the University of Arizona, Tucson, USA in 2006 in Special Education/Gifted. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal for Research in Education (IJRE), UAEU. He is currently a member of several specialized professional associations He published over 50 articles and book chapters about special education, giftedness, and early childhood in international peer-reviewed journals and books: in collaboration with renowned scholars in the field. He participated in several regional and international conferences and chaired several sessions. He led several national research grants in the fields of special education and early childhood. He won several national and regional awards for his scholarly achievements such as honoring by UAEU for publishing in the top 1% journals in the world in 2020, the national research award in Oman in 2017, and the excellence in research by the College of Education, UAEU in 2022. His research interests include assessment and education of gifted and talented students, developing and adapting assessments to the Arabic culture for students with special needs, designing and adapting enrichment programs for gifted and talented students focusing on STEM education, and the educational psychology of preschool children. He is currently a part of a research team in the special education department to implement enrichment STEAM programs in collaboration with Hamdan bin Rashid Foundation for Distinguished Academic Performance. He was part of a team of 17 international scholars who developed the Global Principles for Professional Learning in Gifted Education by the WCGTC in 2021.

Publications

General and Special Educators' Perceptions of Teaching SEN Students in Inclusive Phygital Learning in the UAE
General and Special Educators' Perceptions of Teaching SEN Students in Inclusive Phygital Learning in the UAE
Ahmed Hassan Hemdan, Aisha Abdulkader Cheikhmous, Mayson Mahfouz. © 2023. 20 pages.
The purpose of this chapter is to explore the literature in relation to perceptions of special and general education teachers about teaching students with special needs in...
Examining Students' Satisfaction With and Perception of Inclusion in Higher Education
Examining Students' Satisfaction With and Perception of Inclusion in Higher Education
Hala Elhoweris, Ahmed Mohamed, Saleha S. Alkarbi, Almaha A. Al Ali, Bushra A. Alhemeiri, Shihana M. Alqahtani, Taha Y. Abdulrahman. © 2023. 42 pages.
This mixed methods study examined the perceptions of college students with disabilities (SWDs) on inclusive teaching and learning approaches, social inclusion, and satisfaction....
Assessment of Students With Disabilities in the UAE Toward Thriving in Inclusive Classrooms: Reality and Vision
Assessment of Students With Disabilities in the UAE Toward Thriving in Inclusive Classrooms: Reality and Vision
Ahmed Hemdan. © 2022. 17 pages.
This chapter addresses the reality of assessment with disabilities in the UAE. A related purpose is to delineate suggestions and strategies that can help in the establishment of...