Abstract—Women’s enrollment in higher education in the
United Arab Emirates (UAE) has increased dramatically over
the years. In this paradigm of change, gender role delineation
and the repercussion this has on values, thinking and priorities
in life can be problematic but has been neglected in terms of
research. One of the aims of the research study was to find out
how spouses of female Emirati students enrolled in a Bachelor
of Education teaching degree perceived the challenges their
wives faced while undertaking tertiary level studies and the
types of support they needed to succeed. Individual interviews
with spouses were conducted and the themes discussed in this
paper pertain to spouses’ perception of teaching as a career for
women, challenges their wives faced while undertaking higher
education, and support factors contributing to degree
attainment within the socio-cultural context of the UAE.
Index Terms—Married, spouses, teacher education, united
arab emirates
The authors are with Emirates College for Advanced Education, Abu
Dhabi, UAE (e-mail: ltennant@ecae.ac.ae, ssaqr@ecae.ac.ae,
gpstring@ihug.co.nz).
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Cite: Lilly Tennant, Sumaya Saqr, and Patricia Stringer
DOI: 10.7763/, " Married Emirati Students Pursuing Teaching Careers from
the Perspective of their Spouses," International Journal of Social Science and Humanity vol. 4, no. 6, pp. 493-497, 2014.