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VISION 2030 AND FAMILY: SAUDI ARABIAN MALES' PERCEPTION AFTER STUDYING IN THE UNITED STATES

Alqahtani, Ebtesam M
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron158073891977282

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2020, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Secondary Education.
This study explored the views of Saudi Arabian males, who matriculated at institutions of higher education in the United States, concerning traditional Saudi values (women, culture and family roles) and Saudi Vision 2030. As an initiative in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Vision 2030 is a blueprint to expand the oil-based economical structure. The research question inquired about how the acculturation of Saudi male students in the United States influenced their acceptance of the Saudi Vision 2030 agreement, regarding male dominance, women empowerment, and cultural changes. A sample of 265 Saudi male undergraduate and graduate students from multiple universities in the United States completed an online survey. Participants reported their degree of acculturation before and after attending school in the United States via the Vancouver Index of Acculturation (VIA). Results suggested that mainstream acculturation influenced Saudi male students’ views on women empowerment. Heritage and mainstream acculturation, however, did not influence Saudi male students’ views on male dominance or cultural changes. The length of time students spent studying in the United States shaped their views toward women empowerment and cultural changes. Students’ before views and education levels affected Saudi male students’ views toward male dominance. The findings suggested that studying in the United States affected Saudi male views toward women’s rights, male dominance, and cultural changes.
Francis Broadway (Advisor)
Shannon Zentall (Committee Member)
Brad Maguth (Committee Member)
Nidaa Makki (Committee Member)
Shernavaz Vakil (Committee Member)
121 p.
Education; Families and Family Life; Gender
Saudi Vision 2030; Saudi family; acculturation; women empowerment; male dominance; cultural changes

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  • Alqahtani, E. M. (2020). VISION 2030 AND FAMILY: SAUDI ARABIAN MALES' PERCEPTION AFTER STUDYING IN THE UNITED STATES [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron158073891977282

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Alqahtani, Ebtesam. VISION 2030 AND FAMILY: SAUDI ARABIAN MALES' PERCEPTION AFTER STUDYING IN THE UNITED STATES . 2020. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron158073891977282.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Alqahtani, Ebtesam. "VISION 2030 AND FAMILY: SAUDI ARABIAN MALES' PERCEPTION AFTER STUDYING IN THE UNITED STATES ." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron158073891977282

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