Natasha Ridge
Biographic Data
| ID | 168935 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Natasha Ridge |
| GIVEN NAMES | Natasha |
| FAMILY NAME | Ridge |
| SIGNATURE | RIDGE N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3661-9043 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Future of Education Policy in the State of Qatar
The rapid development of the education sector in Qatar is noteworthy. Over the past two decades, Qatar has invested heavily across the sector from kindergarten to higher education to ensure that bo...
Child Labor and Philanthropic Partnerships
Globally, the education sector is the second largest recipient of private philanthropic giving after health. However, the education initiatives of European philanthropic organizations, unlike those of US-based entities, have not been scrutinized in the academic literature. In addition, philanthropic institutions’ increasing use of multistakeholderism as a method of structuring giving, situating the private sector at the center of the locus of con…
The Pisa performance gap between national and expatriate students in the United Arab Emirates
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 …
The Influence of Father Involvement on Their Children’s Self-Esteem in the Arab World
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 l…
Father Involvement and Education in the Middle East
Drawing on original data on father involvement from a study of 1,684 respondents in 10 Middle Eastern countries, this article explores the intersection of father involvement with gender, geography (Gulf Cooperation Council [GCC] vs. non-GCC), and generations, with educational attainment. To examine these relationships, we conducted a series of ANOVAs and regressions, supplemented with qualitative interview data. Overall, we find that fathers are …
The Role and Impact of Arab Fathers
Research over the past twenty years has found that fathers play an important role in their children’s development. However, the literature on fatherhood is still limited, particularly in the Arab world. This paper uses data from a mixed-method pilot study of sixty-one Arabs residing in the United Arab Emirates to examine the nature and impact of father involvement in the Arab region. The findings indicate that Arab fathers score highly on the goo…
Arab Migrant Teachers in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar
Globally, studies on migrant teachers have tended to focus on Africa and Asia, while the topic of teacher migration in the Middle East in general, and in the Gulf in particular, has not been examined before. This study examines the status of Arab migrant teachers through both an educational and institutional lens. The research employs a mixed-methods comparative approach to investigate contractual agreements, employment experiences, and social in…
Education and the Reverse Gender Divide in the Gulf States
In this groundbreaking work, the author provides a close examination of the relationship between gender and education in the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) and reveals that women's participation and achievement in education is rapidly outpacing that of men's. Ridge refers to this situation as a ''reverse gender divide'' and examines the roots and causes of this imbalance, as well as implications for the future. Based on timely material that is …
Academic Staff in the UAE
Academic Staff in the UAE
The Role and Impact of Arab Fathers
Research over the past twenty years has found that fathers play an important role in their children’s development. However, the literature on fatherhood is still limited, particularly in the Arab world. This paper uses data from a mixed-method pilot study of sixty-one Arabs residing in the United Arab Emirates to examine the nature and impact of father involvement in the Arab region. The findings indicate that Arab fathers score highly on the goo…
Academic Staff in the UAE
Education and the Reverse Gender Divide in the Gulf States
In this groundbreaking work, the author provides a close examination of the relationship between gender and education in the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) and reveals that women's participation and achievement in education is rapidly outpacing that of men's. Ridge refers to this situation as a ''reverse gender divide'' and examines the roots and causes of this imbalance, as well as implications for the future. Based on timely material that is …
Arab Migrant Teachers in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar
Globally, studies on migrant teachers have tended to focus on Africa and Asia, while the topic of teacher migration in the Middle East in general, and in the Gulf in particular, has not been examined before. This study examines the status of Arab migrant teachers through both an educational and institutional lens. The research employs a mixed-methods comparative approach to investigate contractual agreements, employment experiences, and social in…
The Role and Impact of Arab Fathers
Research over the past twenty years has found that fathers play an important role in their children’s development. However, the literature on fatherhood is still limited, particularly in the Arab world. This paper uses data from a mixed-method pilot study of sixty-one Arabs residing in the United Arab Emirates to examine the nature and impact of father involvement in the Arab region. The findings indicate that Arab fathers score highly on the goo…
Father Involvement and Education in the Middle East
Drawing on original data on father involvement from a study of 1,684 respondents in 10 Middle Eastern countries, this article explores the intersection of father involvement with gender, geography (Gulf Cooperation Council [GCC] vs. non-GCC), and generations, with educational attainment. To examine these relationships, we conducted a series of ANOVAs and regressions, supplemented with qualitative interview data. Overall, we find that fathers are …
The Pisa performance gap between national and expatriate students in the United Arab Emirates
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 …
The Influence of Father Involvement on Their Children’s Self-Esteem in the Arab World
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 l…
Child Labor and Philanthropic Partnerships
Globally, the education sector is the second largest recipient of private philanthropic giving after health. However, the education initiatives of European philanthropic organizations, unlike those of US-based entities, have not been scrutinized in the academic literature. In addition, philanthropic institutions’ increasing use of multistakeholderism as a method of structuring giving, situating the private sector at the center of the locus of con…
The Future of Education Policy in the State of Qatar
The rapid development of the education sector in Qatar is noteworthy. Over the past two decades, Qatar has invested heavily across the sector from kindergarten to higher education to ensure that bo...
Political science (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Socioeconomic Development in MENA (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Expatriate (3 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Demography (2 works)