Education and desires in a transnational arena : Saudi Arabian students on the King Abdullah Scholarship Program in Western Canada
department or school: Arts and Sciences, Irving K. Barber School of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Goodall, Jenna Lee
issued: 2019-07-03T15:31:44Z
issued: 2019
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: This dissertation is about the varying ways Saudi Arabian male students navigate the challenges of education abroad in Western Canada under the King Abdullah Scholarship Program (KASP). This research builds on a growing literature around international education and student mobilities, more specifically, it looks at how Saudi students navigate cultural, social, and gender differences, as well as expectations that they face during their time abroad and their return home. Drawing on qualitative ethnographic research methods, the findings indicate several main themes: the tensions around the celebration of global citizenship that underlines study abroad experiences and its limitations under the KASP; changing perceptions of gender and identity that intersect with masculine privilege; and geopolitical limitations in the face of evolving Canadian-Saudi antagonisms. This study anticipates that the personal narratives will add insight and understanding for faculty and teachers by shedding light on the various perspectives and meanings associated with student mobility for these Saudi males under the KASP. The difficulties separating the researchers’ own personal experience and knowledge of the subject matter is also addressed.
aggregated CHO: https://circle.library.ubc.ca/rest/handle/2429/70872
note: i EDUCATION AND DESIRES IN A TRANSNATIONAL ARENA: SAUDI ARABIAN STUDENTS ON THE KING ABDULLAH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IN WESTERN CANADA by JENNA LEE GOODALL B.A., Plymouth State University, 2014 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS In THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES Interdisciplinary Studies THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA OKANAGAN June 2019 © Jenna Lee Goodall, 2019 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis/dissertation entitled: Education and Desires in a Transnational Arena: Saudi Arabian Students on the King Abdullah Scholarship Program in Western Canada submitted by Jenna Lee Goodall in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts Dr. David Geary, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences Supervisor Dr. Scott Roy Douglas, Okanagan School of Education Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Susan Frohlick, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Karen Ragoonaden, Okanagan School of Education University Examiner Dr. Bonar Buffam, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences External Examiner iii Abstract This dissertation is about the varying ways Saudi Arabian male students navigate the challenges of education abroad in Western Canada under the King Abdullah Scholarship Program (KASP). This research builds on a growing literature around international education and student mobilities, more specifically, it looks at how Saudi students navigate cultural, social, and gender differences, as well as expectations that they face during their time abroad and their return home. Drawing on qualitative ethnographic research methods, the findings indicate several main themes: the tensions around the celebration of global citizenship that underlines study abroad experiences and its limitations under the KASP; changing perceptions of gender and identity that intersect with…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2019-09
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0379723
language: eng
degree discipline: Interdisciplinary Studies
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/70872