RT Article
T1 The lived experiences of Qatari adolescents attending international secondary school
JF Mental health, religion & culture
VO 22
IS 4
SP 344
OP 356
A1 Graham, Jan Marie
A1 Saudelli, Mary Gene
A1 Sheppard-LeMoine, Debbie
LA English
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2019
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1839004991
AB Many Qatari families are opting to have their children educated at international schools with curricula based upon western thought and educational standards. Exploring the perceptions of Qatari adolescents as they are engaged in this experience provided an opportunity to uncover the phenomenon of Qatari ways of being as related to Western educational thought. A hermeneutic phenomenological approach was used to investigate the lived experience of Qatari adolescents attending gender integrated, international, secondary schools in Qatar. Nineteen participants took part in five gender segregated focus groups. Qatari Culture and Islamic faith were the primary themes that emerged and these interconnected with the sub-themes of family, identity, and respect. The participants shared common traits with Third Culture Kids. At times, school expectations, norms and values conflicted with traditional family values, practices and culture, but participants saw the cross-cultural value in attending international schools.
K1 Adolescence
K1 Culture
K1 Religion
K1 third culture Kids
DO 10.1080/13674676.2019.1593337