This study examined the educational and occupational aspirations of Saudi female college students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A questionnaire was used to collect empirical data from 924 students who were attending four institutions of higher education in Riyadh. In addition, 20 personal interviews were conducted with five students from each school. / The major findings and conclusions from the study were the following: (1) Age, grade point average in high school and college, and college level were the common demographic factors found to have a significant relationship with students' aspirations and choices of a college and field of study. (2) Mother's encouragement, followed by father's encouragement were the two most significant personal influences on both educational and occupational aspirations, while this is reversed for the choices of a college and field of study. (3) Job prestige and reputation followed by type of job were the two most important factors influencing educational and occupational aspirations, while school prestige and reputation followed by diversity of majors offered by the school were the most influential for the choice of a college and a field of study. (4) Teaching was the job most preferred followed by medicine. (5) Although formal education for women is relatively recent, Saudi women seem serious and determined about acquiring as much education as they possibly can in many field and professions, for the sake of learning and as preparation for employment. (6) Marriage and children do not hinder Saudi women from getting a college education if the women have interest and determination as well as support and encouragement from their families. (7) Although the mothers of many women college students are illiterate, and in spite of this educational gap, these mothers are encouraging their daughters to acquire college educations. This encouragement clearly illustrates the rapid change and development that the Saudi women have experienced in only a few years. (8) Educational and occupational aspirations, as well as the selection of a college and a major field of study, appear to be very interdependent, interrelated, and overlapping. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-10, Section: A, page: 3728. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1986.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75936 |
| Contributors | ALKURDY, MISBAH MOHAMMAD MAKKY., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 208 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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