Educational research is considered both a fundamental pillar and a crucial requirement for the development of performance in education-related fields, due to its significant importance and impact on community development and growth in all vital areas. Research that focuses on the problems faced in education is vital for finding solutions based on academic fundamentals and informing decision-makers.  Research pertaining to educational fields may be analytical (historical and philosophical), descriptive) R&D-related FDI, developmental, survey studies, content analysis studies, and case studies, causative or procedural, or they may relate to pilot and semi-pilot educational research or comparative studies. Research must also be original, with human effort playing a key role in its completion, and not rely entirely on artificial intelligence. Furthermore, a focus must be placed on applied research, which utilizes artificial intelligence technologies to solve educational and learning problems and can be applied in other Arab environments.

What is Educational Research?

Educational research follows the techniques and steps of organized scientific research, beginning with identifying the problem and ending
with reading conclusions to answer all the questions or assumptions resulting from the problem or such assumptions. Recommendations
and suggestions are then introduced, which ultimately help solve problems faced by individuals and organizations alike in the broad field
of education. 

Target Categories

Individuals’ category: Employees of any educational institution, be it general, private, technical, or professional, such as teachers,
university lecturers, and educational experts. 

Institutions and Centres Category: Institutions that imply educational, pedagogical, vocational, and research-based education.

Nomination Conditions: Educational Research Field – UAE & Arab World

1. The Candidate shall provide an electronic copy of the research in PDF format. In case of winning, the candidate will provide the original copy of the winning research in (word) format.
2. The nominee shall provide a research copy brief not exceeding one page. The style following is: “simplified Arabic” font; the font size is (14), and the line spacing is (1.0)”.
3. The educational research should be presented in the Arabic Language.
4. Page numbering of the research must begin after the cover page and introduction. The research date, however, must be shown on the cover page of the research paper. The submitted research under this category must not be less than (50) pages and must not exceed (200) pages, excluding the cover page and references section.
5. The research documentation should adhere to the American Psychological Association (APA) style.
6. The research paper style is as follows: the font must be simplified Arabic, the font size (14), and the line spacing (1.0)”.
7. In the case of multiple researchers, the application should be under the team’s option through the E- Candidature System and must be limited to two researchers only. (The application for the E-Candidature System must be under the primary researcher’s name.)
8. The research must NOT have been submitted for purposes of acquiring an academic degree such as a Bachelor’s, Master’s, Ph.D., or equivalent academic degree. NO Master’s or Ph. D dissertations or equivalent papers shall be used in the research.
9. The educational research is NOT prepared as part of an assignment requested by the Candidate’s employer or any other authority,
   institution, or ministry.
10. Educational research must not be cleared for publication or published in a journal, a book, a peer-reviewed magazine, or any website or e-platform on the Internet.
11. For research proposals for the final stage (Short List), the data used in the research will be provided and shared by the primary researcher if requested by the committee.
12. The percentage of plagiarism in the submitted research must not exceed 15%.

Criteria for Differentiation and Distinction – Educational Research Category

• Introduction (the extent to which the introduction relates to the research topic.)
• The research problem, its formulation, objectives, and importance (the extent to which the research contributes to achieving the vision and objectives of the award and enriching knowledge.)
• Theoretical framework and critical review of previous studies.
• Methodology (study population, study sample, study tools, method of collecting information or data, study design, and statistical processing.)
• Research results.
• Discussion of results (interpretation of the results considering the theoretical framework and previous studies, as well as the applicability of the topic in practice or in an educational setting other than the one in which it was implemented.)
• Recommendations and suggestions.
• Language integrity and up-to-date references.

Award Components

• Khalifa Award for Education Trophy
• Certificate of Excellence (field/ Category)
• Financial Prize