Father Involvement and Education in the GCC

Ridge, Natasha; Han, Sarah; Dingus, David

doi:10.18502/aqf.0152

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“…Parental involvement in education, especially by Emirati fathers, remains weak across the country (Ridge and Jeon, 2020) and region (Al-Mahrooqi et al, 2016; Mahmoud, 2018; Ridge et al, 2020). Lack of involvement is linked to parents having had fewer years of education and not valuing education.…”

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The PISA performance gap between national and expatriate students in the United Arab Emirates

Marquez

Lambert

Ridge³

et al. 2022

Jnl of Research in Internatl Education

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In most education systems, students with an immigrant background perform worse academically than do native students. However, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) differences emerge in the opposite direction and the national-expatriate gap in academic performance is equivalent to almost three years of schooling. This gap is a concern in the UAE, where national students mainly attend public schools while expatriates mostly attend private schools. In this study, to investigate the performance gap between national and expatriate students we estimate group differences and conduct linear regression analysis using data from the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment. Results show that the gap varies by emirate and country of origin, and is greater among boys, better-off students and those attending private schools. Between 33% and 47% of this gap is explained by school type, whether public or private. We offer recommendations for the UAE that may also be useful for other high expatriate recruiting nations in development; however, in a country characterized by 85% expatriates and a maturing education policy, challenges remain.

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The PISA performance gap between national and expatriate students in the United Arab Emirates

Marquez

Lambert

Ridge³

et al. 2022

Jnl of Research in Internatl Education

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The Influence of Father Involvement on Their Children’s Self-Esteem in the Arab World

Dingus¹,

Eckert²,

Ridge³

et al. 2022

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

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To understand the role of Arab fathers in raising their children, which remains understudied, this study analyzed different forms of father involvement during childhood and their relationship with children’s self-esteem during adult life. Drawing on a larger study on father involvement, data were collected from 2,170 respondents across ten countries in the Arab world, consisting of questionnaires about their relationships with their fathers and life history interviews focusing on father involvement. Regression analyses indicated a statistically significant positive relationship between nurturing father involvement, socioeconomic status (SES), and self-esteem, while psychological control showed a statistically significant negative association with self-esteem. Further analysis, differentiating between Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and non-GCC countries, revealed that SES has a stronger relationship with self-esteem in non-GCC countries than in the resource-rich GCC countries.

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Father Involvement and Education in the GCC

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The PISA performance gap between national and expatriate students in the United Arab Emirates

The PISA performance gap between national and expatriate students in the United Arab Emirates

The Influence of Father Involvement on Their Children’s Self-Esteem in the Arab World

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