The Role of Socioeconomic Factor in Promoting Higher Education in the State of Kuwait

Autor/in	Al Darwish, Salwa
Titel	The Role of Socioeconomic Factor in Promoting Higher Education in the State of Kuwait
Quelle	In: International Education Studies, 9 (2016) 6, S.1-14 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1913-9020
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Universities; Foreign Countries; Socioeconomic Influences; Academic Achievement; Educational Attainment; Parent Background; College Students; Socioeconomic Status; Public Colleges; Private Colleges; Questionnaires; Self Concept; Socioeconomic Background; Social Influences; Academic Persistence; Gender Issues; Genetics; Student Motivation; Academic Aspiration; Self Efficacy; Self Determination; Self Esteem; Parent Participation; Structured Interviews; College Seniors; Statistical Analysis; Kuwait + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; University; Universität; Ausland; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Schulleistung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Elternhaus; Collegestudent; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Privathochschule; Fragebogen; Selbstkonzept; Sozioökonomische Lage; Sozialer Einfluss; Geschlechterfrage; Humangenetik; Schulische Motivation; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Selbstbestimmung; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Elternmitwirkung; College; Colleges; Senior; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	The purpose of this research study is to determine the level of influence of parental education, social and financial status on their senior college students by encouraging them to pursue higher degrees. The sample of the study was 313 senior college students randomly selected from private and public universities in Kuwait to answer the questionnaire. Then followed by interviewing some of these 313 students for triangulation. The result of the findings shows that the impact of parents on college student's academic achievement should be mediated through college student's own self-perception and the environments in which students grew up. The findings show that there is a strong influence and positive motivations on the development of the students' own beliefs. Moreover, the study shows other factors such as the family socioeconomic background, the students' social influences, the students' academic achievement, in addition to the educational achievement of both parents which all have impact on students' decisions to pursue higher degrees. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01