A Narrative Inquiry into Academic Experiences of Female Saudi Graduate Students at a Comprehensive Doctoral University

Autor/inn/en	Sandekian, Robyn E.; Weddington, Michael; Birnbaum, Matthew; Keen, J. Katée
Titel	A Narrative Inquiry into Academic Experiences of Female Saudi Graduate Students at a Comprehensive Doctoral University
Quelle	In: Journal of Studies in International Education, 19 (2015) 4, S.360-378 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153
DOI	10.1177/1028315315574100
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Graduate Students; Doctoral Programs; Females; Foreign Countries; Enrollment Trends; Constructivism (Learning); English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; College Attendance; Interpersonal Relationship; Women Faculty; Teacher Student Relationship; Student Attitudes; College Faculty; College Choice; Educational Environment; Coeducation; Womens Education; Career Choice; Foreign Students; Educational Opportunities; Educational Experience; Qualitative Research; Personal Narratives; Semi Structured Interviews; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Doktorandenprogramm; Weibliches Geschlecht; Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Frauenakademie; Weibliche Gelehrte; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Schülerverhalten; Fakultät; Studienortwahl; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Koedukation; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Bildungserfahrung; Qualitative Forschung; Erlebniserzählung; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	Saudi student enrollment in U.S. colleges and universities has nearly tripled since 2009-2010, in large part due to the King Abdullah Scholarship Program. The representation of Saudi females is also increasing due to the loosening of Saudi Arabia's long-standing restrictions on women's travel and acceptable fields of study and careers. This constructivist study highlights some of the academic experiences of female Saudi graduate students at a Comprehensive Doctoral University in the western United States. Challenges related to students' insufficient English language skills, differences in their comfort levels interacting with American and Saudi men, positive relationships with both male and female faculty members, and generally positive feelings about their experiences at their university of choice emerged as themes within the data. The participants' varied prior experiences with mixed-gendered educational environments led to differing levels of comfort with developing relationships with men. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01