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Aljuaid, Alanoud – ProQuest LLC, 2022
There is a workforce shortage and a huge gender disparity in the cybersecurity profession globally and Saudi Arabia. Enabling women to access these opportunities involves bolstering training and implementing reforms to give women the go-ahead to access these opportunities. With only a paltry 5% of women being in cybersecurity in the Middle East…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Computer Security, Information Security
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Hersi, Mustafa A. – English Language Teaching, 2021
Writing in a second language is considered extremely challenging for several reasons. Concerns that perplex second-language learners include cognitive complications, the composing process, building arguments, and constructing an identity as a writer. Cultural issues related to writing also pose problems for second-language writers This paper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Females
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Alasmari, Talal M. – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2020
Aim/Purpose: This paper investigates the educational gap between males and females caused by gender segregation in Saudi educational institutions and the role of Mobile Learning Technology (MLT) in bridging this gap through the emphasis on teaching practices, learning resources, and opportunities, as well as participation in campus life.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Song, Juyoung – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2020
This article discusses a Saudi female student's experiences in the United States over two years, focusing on the process of negotiating and constructing her gender identity. The analysis addresses her conflicts and struggles with Saudi gender ideologies in and out of classrooms. Examining the intra-group conflict concerning gender and culture in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Student Experience, Sexual Identity
Abothneen, Noura Aloush – ProQuest LLC, 2019
As the number of international students studying in the United States increases, it is important to analyze how specific subsets of international students understand their experiences in order to ensure student success in specific populations. Both female students and Saudi students have individually been given very little attention in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Females, Critical Theory
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Islam, Samira I. – World Journal of Education, 2017
In most countries of the world, 40 to 50 % of students are women. However, there is greater sex imbalance in STEM fields. Indicators show that tertiary education in Arab region is high compared with gender balance in several countries; there is even imbalance in favor of women as in Saudi Arabia & Gulf States. UNESCO and World Bank statistics…
Descriptors: Arabs, STEM Education, Females, Womens Education
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McGuire, Keon M.; Casanova, Saskias; Davis, Charles H. F., III – Journal of Negro Education, 2016
Often scholarship concerning religion and spirituality overwhelmingly privileges White, male, Christian students' perspectives and fail to interrogate the interplay of cultural, gender, and racial dynamics within these investigations. Even further, very few studies examine the experiences of those who occupy multiple marginalized social…
Descriptors: Females, Muslims, Blacks, Immigrants
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Alhazmi, Ahmed; Nyland, Berenice – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2013
In Saudi Arabia gender segregation is a cultural practice that occurs across all public and private domains. This segregation has shaped the lives of Saudi citizens and is driven socially through cultural and religious discourses and politically through regulation and policy. For Saudi students undertaking their education in western countries, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Bias, Foreign Students, Educational Discrimination
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Abdul Razzak, Nina Lutfi – Cogent Education, 2016
This paper presents a reflection on students' levels and types of motivation at a college of health sciences in Saudi Arabia and highlights the social and cultural factors possibly contributing to the differences in motivation among those students. The results of this study, which followed a mixed-methods approach, indicate a multiplicity of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences, Student Motivation, College Students
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Jackowicz, Stephen, Ed.; Sahin, Ismail, Ed. – Online Submission, 2021
"Proceedings of International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences (iHSES) which took place on April 22-25, 2021 in New York, USA-www.ihses.net. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Handheld Devices, Audio Equipment, Foreign Students
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Roskey, Carol B. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2006
In this article, the author states that working with colleagues in another country always provides a challenge, even if it is nothing more than time zones and a different culture. To ease communication, it is important to know as much as possible about the other country beforehand, including learning about the population, literacy rates, birth…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Cultural Awareness, Women Faculty