Title
The impact of generation and socioeconomic status on the value of higher education in the UAE: A longitudinal study
Source of Publication
International Journal of Educational Development
Abstract
© 2017 This study explores the differences between student and parents’ value orientation for a college degree across a large sample in the UAE. The value of obtaining a higher education degree in the UAE is transgenerational. Salient benefits of a college degree can be categorized by economic, social and entrepreneurial factors and a model is set forth based on an intrinsic/extrinsic and self vs. other continuum. Education and income are related to valuing several educational outcomes. The most important factor identified across generations included both self-transcendence and self-enhancement values. From 2011–2015, the importance of higher education's social benefits has increased.
Document Type
Article
First Page
1
Last Page
10
Publication Date
7-1-2017
DOI
10.1016/j.ijedudev.2017.04.002
Recommended Citation
Matherly, Laura L.; Amin, Nadia; and Al Nahyan, Shamma Sultan Khalifa, "The impact of generation and socioeconomic status on the value of higher education in the UAE: A longitudinal study" (2017). Scopus Indexed Articles. 1312.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/scopus-indexed-articles/1312