PhD Degree Awarded to Mr. Abdulghani Abdulaziz Abdo in Education Foundations

Mr. Abdulghani Abdulaziz Abdo Naji Al-Humaidi ‎was awarded a PhD degree in Education Foundations for his dissertation titled: The Reality of the National System for Managing Cases of Vulnerable Children and Its Educational Role in the Republic of Yemen, which was submitted to the Department of Education Foundations, Faculty of Education – Sana’a University. The dissertation defense was held on Tuesday, December 23, 2025.

The PhD Viva-Voce Committee, which was formed based on a resolution issued by the Graduate Studies and Scientific Research Council, consisted of the following:

# Committee Members Designation Position
1 Prof. Hamoud Mohsen Al-Mulaiki External Examiner Chair
2 Assoc. Prof. Khaled Mohsen Al-Jarradi Main Supervisor Member
3 Assoc. Prof. Farouq Ahmed Haider Internal Examiner Member

The study aimed to:
 Identify the level of implementation of the National Case Management System for Vulnerable Children in the Republic of Yemen from the perspective of its practitioners.
 Examine the services provided to vulnerable children, as well as the successes and challenges in the system’s practical implementation.
 Explore the educational role achieved by the system.

The study yielded a number of key findings summarized as follows:

 All five domains of the National Case Management System for Vulnerable Children in Yemen were found to exist to a high degree, according to the measurement scale used.
 There was a clear variation in the level and extent of availability and practice across the different domains of the system and its educational role in real social and practical contexts.
 The professional practice of the National Case Management System ranked first among the five domains and was found to exist to a high degree.

In light of these findings, the researcher recommended:

 Emphasizing the educational role of the National Case Management System—supervised by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor—within Yemeni schools and universities.
 Strengthening the system’s focus on providing therapeutic, preventive, and developmental services, as well as shelter, medical treatment, and surgical services, in line with its mandate to protect vulnerable children.
 Employing qualified social workers with university degrees in social work and sociology to enhance the system’s effectiveness.

The dissertation defense was attended by a number of academics, researchers, and specialists, students, colleagues, and the researcher’s family.