SUCCESS AGAINST THE ODDS: PALESTINIAN FEMALE STUDENTS OUTPERFORM THEIR MALE COUNTERPARTS IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

Makkawi discusses a longitudinal qualitative research inquiry method utilized "grounded theory" techniques to explore environmental, social and personality factors which account for Palestinian female student's remarkable academic achievement in high school graduation examination (Taw...

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Published in:Arab studies quarterly 2011-01, Vol.33 (1), p.44-61
Main Author: Makkawi, Ibrahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
College students
Educational evaluation
Feminism
Gender roles
Gender studies
High school students
High schools
Multiculturalism
Nationalism
Palestinian people
Personality
Political activity
Political aspects
Psychological research
Qualitative research
Race discrimination
Secondary school students
Social factors
Teachers
Teenage girls
Universities
Women
Womens studies
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Summary:Makkawi discusses a longitudinal qualitative research inquiry method utilized "grounded theory" techniques to explore environmental, social and personality factors which account for Palestinian female student's remarkable academic achievement in high school graduation examination (Tawjihi). In depth qualitative interviews were conducted with a purposively selected sample of highly successful Palestinian female students upon their admission to Birzeit University in the academic year 2006-07. Findings of this phase of the study revealed a number of environmental, social and personality factors of resilience including: family support and protection, female segregated schools and peer support, supportive female teachers, educational success as a venue to the public space, and an adaptive set of personality characteristics.
ISSN:0271-3519
2043-6920
DOI:10.2307/41858646