Factors Influencing Saudi Parents’ Choice of International Schools in Saudi Arabia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21726449 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hamdah Abdullah Alfaraidy (Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Saudi Arabia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 220-232 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Research in International Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1475-2409 • E-ISSN: 1741-2943 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1475240920976259 |
| OpenAlex | W3115241415 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 18 |
The Saudi Ministry of Education has recently begun to allow all Saudi families to enroll their children in international schools. The international curriculum offered by such schools represents a notably different choice compared with Saudi traditional public and private schools, both of which teach the same state-mandated curriculum. As a result of the change, there has been a surge in demand for international education; the number of schools has increased rapidly, and there has been a steady “student leak” towards them and away from traditional schools. Little is known about why Saudi parents choose to enroll their children in international schools. We explored this question by surveying 431 Saudi parents of children attending such schools to identify the main factors contributing to their choice. Although all factors examined were important to parents, curriculum and overall school quality emerged as the most important; socioeconomic status was not influential in their decisions
Christian ministry · Curriculum · Environmental health · Higher education · International education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Population · School choice · Socioeconomic status · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Medicine · Psychology
Schooling Resources, Educational Institutions and Student Performance
Teacher training, teacher quality and student achievement
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International Education
| Citations per year | 0.8 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |