HASAN YAHYA, Ph.D
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Work Information
Job Title
Professor and
Department Chairperson, College of Education, Ajman University of Technology
and Sciences (AUST), Abu Dhabi, UAE .
President, Arab
Culture Center, Michigan, USA.
Former Consultant,
Research Institute of Social Policy, Michigan, USA.
Key responsibilities
Administrative Responsibilities
Strategy Planning
Organizing
Coordinating
Assessing
Evaluating
Teaching Responsibilities
Syllabus
Constructor
Lecturing
Skill building
Attitudes Change Agent
Research Reporting
Department or workgroup
Educational Sciences:
General Psychology
Educational Evaluation
Research Methods
UAE Society
History of Sciences in Islam
General Methods of Teaching
Methods of Special Subject: Arabic
Language, Islamics, Science, and Mathematics.
Favorite Links
Contact Information
E-mail address: Hy2006us@yahoo.com
Web address: Hasanyahya.com
Office phone: 971 2 62 66664 Ajman University, Abu Dhabi
Current Projects
Title Autism
Case Studies
Title Crescentology,
the Socio-therapy of Conflict Management
Title Changing Attitudes
and Behaviors Among University Students Toward Technology
Biographical Information
Hasan
Yahya was born at a
small village called Majdal-Yaba in Mandate Palestine (1944). He migrated as a
refugee to Mes-ha, a village west of Nablus (West Bank), then moved with his
family to Zarka, 25 km north of Amman – Jordan. He finished the high school at
Zarka Secondary School, 1963. He was appointed as a teacher in the same
year. Studied Law first at
Damascus University, then Lebanon University. He moved to Kuwait. Where he got
married in 1967. He was working at
Kuwait Television, taught at bilingual School, and Kuwait University. In 1982,
Hasan left to the United States to
continue his education at Michigan State University. He got the Master
Degree in 1983, the Ph.D degree in
1988 in Education (Psychology of Administration ). In 1991, He obtained his
post degree in research, the result was a second Ph.D degree in Social Psychology.
He was the only student who enrolled ever to pursue two simultaneous Ph.D
programs.
Professor Yahya employment
history began as a supervisor of a joint project to rehabilitate Youth (out of
prison) by Michigan State
University and Intermediate School Districts. Worked also as a Teacher Assistant
and lecturer in the same university. He was offered a position at Lansing
Community College as well as Jackson Community College where he was assistant
professor, then associate
professor, then full professor. He taught Sociology, psychology, education,
criminology and research methods. He supervised 19 Master and Ph.D candidates
on personal, economic and social
development topics. Professor Yahya published dozens of articles and research
reports in local, regional, and international journals. His interest covers
local, regional and global conflicts.
He also, was a
visiting professor at Easterm Michigan University to give Conflict Management
courses. Prof. Yahya accepted an offer to join Zayed University Faculty Team in
1998, then he accepted an offer from Ajman University of Science and Technology
in 2001.
Social Activities and
Community Participation: Dr. Yahya was a national figure on Diversity and
Islamic Issues in the United States, with special attention to Race Relations
and Psychology of Assimilation. He was invited as a public speaker to many TV
shows and interviews in many countries. His philosophy includes enhancing
others with knowledge to appreciate the others, and to compromise with others in order to live peacefully
with others. This philosophy was the backgrounds of his theory, called “ Theory
C. of Conflict Management”. And developed later to a Science of Cultural
Normalization under the title: “Crescentology.”
For a complete resume (c.v) click here.
Personal Interests
Investigating and Editing Research
Golfing and Sailing
Walking, Jogging, and Scouting
Writing and analyzing
Last revised: 7.27.2002