Saudi Arabian International Students: Research on Marriage and Education

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In recent years, the number of Saudi students who have gone to study abroad for purposes of higher education has increased. Students, especially females, who want to continue higher education, face some problems that stand in the way of their education. A study carried out by Lasoda & Awotedu (2014, 103) found that, ''having to study poses challenges for women due to their family responsibilities and several challenges arise when individuals tend to negotiate the role of university students with their role inside of marriage and the family''. However, involvement of women in continuing higher education is a recent development (Egenti & Omoruyi, 2011). The majority of students in higher education programs are married, a status that may have benefits. Thomas, et al (2012, p.1) found that, many international studies conducted on marital status have indicated that most married undergraduate students perform better in academics than their unmarried classmates. This alludes that socio-cultural factors, such as relationships and having children, have an effect on students’ performance in education.

This study will examine some problems that face married female Saudi college students in Ireland. Mitrushi (2009) suggests that, wives join their husbands in order to give their husbands emotional support and to reduce the cost and burden of long distance communication. In a more recent study, it was established that, marriage and child bearing should be postponed until one finishes university education because combining family roles and schoolwork is very stressful (Forster & Offei-Ansah, 2012, p.198). I chose this topic for several reasons; first, many female students studying in the DIFC are married. Second, no research has been done ...

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... have families have more responsibilities, and they have to make time for their family roles, and, therefore, spend less time on their academic work (Forster & Offei - Ansah, 2012). The greater percentage of married female students face many difficulties such as balancing the little time they have to that of taking care of their children, attending to the needs of their husbands, and attending to their academic studies.

Conclusion

This study will attempt to investigate the problems being encountered by married Saudi Arabian female students studying in DIFC and the impacts of having children among students as presented in the literature review. Many studies discovered the problems faced by students in general. However, no previous study has focused on married female students hitherto. This makes this research time worthy and important for future references.

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