Higher Education for Women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Jamjoom, Fatmah B.; Kelly, Philippa

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-6321-0_11

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“…During the past decade, much more information has become available on women and education in Saudi Arabia (Hamdan, 2005;Jamjoom & Kelly, 2013;Parveen, 2014;Stefani, 2014;Taleb, 2010). However, much of the research up to now has been descriptive of the current state of Saudi women and education than empirical (Hamdan, 2005;Jamjoom & Kelly, 2013;Parveen, 2014).…”

Section: Women and Higher Education In Saudi Arabiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, much of the research up to now has been descriptive of the current state of Saudi women and education than empirical (Hamdan, 2005;Jamjoom & Kelly, 2013;Parveen, 2014). In this section, I will shed light on the available literature describing the current state of women and higher education in Saudi Arabia.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…While the available literature previously discussed (Hamdan, 2005;Jamjoom & Kelly, 2013;Parveen, 2014) on Saudi women and education provided insight into the complex social and cultural challenges, it failed to address the needs to prepare women in higher education for leadership roles. Hamdan's (2005) work focused on the debate between feminist and religious scholars' perspectives on women's roles in society and as leaders.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The current system of data collection and analysis is neither updated nor comprehensive. Finally, there are limited publications regarding academic leadership outcomes, female college students, and female administrators in Saudi Arabia's higher education (Jamjoom & Kelly, 2013;Smith & Abouammoh, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For instance, the 2010 data on female employment in Saudi Arabia's 68 higher education institutions indicated that less than 40% of faculty members were women with the majority holding lower academic ranks (Al-Ohali & Al-Mehrej, 2012;Jamjoom & Kelly, 2013). Similarly, data on UAE's 102 colleges and universities indicated that only 30.8% of faculty members are women (Indicators of the UAE Higher Education Sector, 2013).…”

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Female Leadership Capacity and Effectiveness: A Critical Analysis of the Literature on Higher Education in Saudi Arabia

Alomair

2015

IJHE

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In light of the progressive changes occurring in Saudi Arabia, developing female leadership capacity and effectiveness in the country's higher education is vital. This literature review examines the scholarship and research on female leadership in higher education in Saudi Arabia, describes the major barriers for female leaders, and provides a critique of the available literature regarding efforts in developing and sustaining female leadership capacity and effectiveness in Saudi Arabia's higher education. The literature review concludes by identifying major limitations and needs for research on this particular topic.

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Section: Women and Higher Education In Saudi Arabiamentioning

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