The purpose of this integrative literature review is to examine adolescent development in Arab society, with particular focus on the Lebanese, in order to convey to American clinicians useful information around the social concerns of Arab American adolescent girls who may strugg…
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Although research into the motivation of high school students exists in other countries, this paper will attempt to examine the factors motivating female high school students in Saudi Arabia regarding their efforts in school. A questionnaire and interview administered to a sampl…
The six Muslim female students in this study wear hijab (head scarf) and attend secular schools. The methods of this qualitative study include interviews, direct observation and photographs. These muhajabat experience a multitude of difficulties that derive from being noticeably…
The dilemma of female nomadic education within Nigeria's policies and politics inspired this study. The focus on nomadic Fulbe women questions the extent of their gains towards equal educational opportunities within developmental social policies such as education since the incep…
Muslims comprise a significant percentage of the world's population (Lippmann, 1994). Muslims form a growing percentage of the population in the United States, and each year more and more Muslim students enter America's public schools (Siddiqui, 1998). Many of these Muslim stude…
Girls' access to education and literacy in developing countries has received international significance in the past decade. This dissertation uses a qualitative approach in understanding girls' literacy in rural Pakistan. It contributes in (1) addressing issues of literacy and s…
The number of Muslim students in public schools is increasing rapidly, but little is known about the schooling experiences of this group. This qualitative study examined the experiences of American born Muslim girls in Midwestern public high schools in the post 9/11 era to infor…
This study examined the perceptions of a sample of female Muslim-American students regarding their socio-cultural accommodation in California public high schools. The research provides insight into the daily lives of female Muslim-American high school students to be available to…
This study examined the predictive relationship of ethnic identity and religiosity on the sexual attitudes of 41 Muslim adolescent girls living in the U.S. and attending an Islamic high school. The majority of participants described themselves as Middle-Eastern or Arab-American,…
The study to investigated the impact of implementing cooperative learning on critical thinking skills and achievement in Arabic language by grade ten female students in the United Arab Emirates. Nonrandomized Control Group Pre-Test/Post-Test Design was used in this study. Four c…
The evidence that people have access to education is that they take part in educational programs (Sutton, 1995). Equality of access to schooling is measured by participation rates for both men and women. In most of the sub-Saharan African countries schools are open to all, howev…
Using Bourdieu's theory of social capital and cultural reproduction as a conceptual framework and narrative inquiry as a methodology, this study explores the role of schooling in the cultural identity development of adolescent females from Bosnian Muslim communities who entered …
The United States is becoming more diverse; numerous immigrants and refugees enter every year. Among the newer groups are those practicing the Muslim religion. This qualitative research focused on the identity formation process of six adolescent female Muslim refugees from Afgha…