Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Publication
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network
Experiences Of Male Saudi Arabian International Students In The United States, Molly Elizabeth Heyn
Experiences Of Male Saudi Arabian International Students In The United States, Molly Elizabeth Heyn
Dissertations
Despite the increasing presence of Saudi Arabian international college students in American higher education, the literature regarding the experience of Saudi students in the United States is limited. This qualitative study explored and described the lived experiences of 9 male Saudi Arabian international college students studying in the United States. All the participants had studied in the United States for at least 2 years and were regularly admitted international students at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Moustakas’s (1994) phenomenological data analysis approach guided the data collection and analysis. The participants shared their lived experiences and the meaning of those …
American Beisbol: How Cultural Differences Help Explain Different Approaches To Game Playing, Derek Jackson
American Beisbol: How Cultural Differences Help Explain Different Approaches To Game Playing, Derek Jackson
Masters Theses
The purpose of this thesis project is to examine the effect of culturally derived game strategies on the success level of players in the game of baseball. Specifically, I look at both the influence of how various Latin American cultures teach the game in order to better ensure success of players at the MLB level versus how the game is taught in the United States and Japan. In this way I develop a feedback model in which these game strategies perpetuate a cycle of enculturation that further reinforces cultural/ethnic identities. In order to accomplish this goal I look at the …