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Table 1 Results of initial search

From: A systematic review of STEM education research in the GCC countries: trends, gaps and barriers

Search terms*

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Databases

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(“STEM education”) AND (“GCC” OR “Kuwait” OR “Bahrain” OR “Qatar” OR “United Arab Emirates” OR “UAE” OR “Saudi Arabia” OR “KSA” OR “Oman”)

Peer reviewed

Academic Search Ultimate (Ebsco)

13

English

Peer reviewed

Scholarly journals

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Subject—STEM education

Location—only GCC countries

Pro Quest Central

28

Subject—education

Taylor and Francis Online

27

Total

68

  1. *Searches included all fields, such as titles, abstracts, and keywords