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Selvitopu, Abdullah; Gün, Fatih – i.e.: inquiry in education, 2020
The main purpose of this qualitative case study is to understand Afghan students' cross-cultural adaptation experiences by applying Kim's theory of cross-cultural adaptation. Within the first part of this study, we discuss cross-cultural adaptation theory and give some information about Afghan immigrants in Turkey. Then, Afghan students'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Acculturation, Cultural Differences
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Mohammadi, Mohammad – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2021
Education as a pervasive process has affected all aspects of individual and group life, and today, almost all those seeking development and reform start from all over the world. Preventing radicalization and violent extremism is one of the most controversial issues in the world in this century. In addition, it was found that some extremist groups…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Role of Education, Violence, Prevention
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Hayes, Aneta – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2018
This paper contributes to an understanding of the ways in which not being bound to the nation of education, in legal and cultural terms, excludes international students. Based on narrative interviews with 20 students from 6 countries, the paper considers a range of difficulties international students encounter in social and educational domains in…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Interviews, Barriers, Emotional Response
Attal, Nangyalai – Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution, 2021
As one of the top growth sectors in Afghanistan, agriculture is the backbone of the economy--and women and girls are the backbone of agriculture, with 70 percent of rural women working directly or indirectly in the sector (AREU 2017). Even though girls learn agricultural skills informally from family and friends, they make up only 12 percent of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Bias, Barriers, Vocational Education
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Day, Stephen; Dague, Christopher – Social Education, 2017
In most places in the world, teachers might be concerned that skateboarding will take students out of school rather than keep them in. Outside Afghanistan, skateboarding has long had an aura of rebellion. Rose and Strike labeled skateboarding as "dangerous" and "rebellious." Atencio, Beal, and Wilson call attention to its…
Descriptors: High School Students, Social Studies, Athletics, Recreational Activities
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Jelodar, Esmaeil Zeiny; Hashim, Ruzy Suliza; Yusof, Noraini Md; Raihanah, M. M.; Hamdan, Shahizah Ismail; Zandi, Peivand – International Education Studies, 2014
More than a decade after the US-led intervention of Afghanistan, traditional and tribal customs still play a significant role in the everyday lives of people, especially women. History has proven that women have been playing a significant role in shaping the course of Afghanistan but unfortunately, they are always subjected to different degrees of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences, Females, Gender Bias