International perspectives on gender and higher education : student access and success /: student access and success. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Christine Fontanini, K.M. Joshi, Saeed Paivandi.
• Editors: Fontanini, Christine; Joshi, K. M; Paivandi, Saeed
• Contents: Chapter 1. A Difficult Balance: Policies on Gender Imbalances in the Higher Education Student Population in Flanders; Kurt De Wit, Tom Bekers Chapter 2. Gender in Higher Education: Portuguese Landscape; Elisa Chaleta, João Pissarra, Jorge Correia Jesuíno Chapter 3. Girls in French Higher Education: Real progress despite persistent inequalities in scientific and technological fields; Christine Fontanini, Saeed Paivandi Chapter 4. Gender and Higher Education: The Greek case; Georgios Stamelos, Georgia Eleni Lempesi Chapter 5. Italy: Gender Segregation and Higher Education; Chiara Biasin, Gina Chianese Chapter 6. Gender and Higher Education: The Hungarian case; Istvan Polonyi, Tamas Kozma Chapter 7. Gender and Higher education in Spain: A Changing and Hopeful Landscape; Alejandra Montané López, José Beltrán Llavador, Daniel Gabaldón-Estevan Chapter 8. Girls Orientation in Science Based Higher Education: The Case of Côte d'Ivoire; Nobah Céline Sidonie Koco Epse Kacou-Wodjé Chapter 9. Feminization of Japanese Higher Education and Career Pathway: From 'Interruption' to 'Upward Mobility'; Yukari Matsuzuka Chapter 10. Women in Higher Education in India: Historical Influences, Contemporary Narratives, and the way ahead; K.M. Joshi, Kinjal V. Ahir Chapter 11. Feminization of Higher Education in Iran: Paradoxes and Complexities; Saeed Paivandi, Yasmin Nadir Chapter 12. Women's Empowerment Through Higher Education: The Case of Bangladesh; Rumana Ahmed, Nelia Hyndman-Rizk Chapter 13. Women's access to Brazilian Higher Education: The Case of the Federal University of Santa Catarina; Silvana Rodrigues de Souza Sato, Mariele Martins Torquato, Ione Ribeiro Valle Chapter 14. Access and Gender Equity in Colombian Higher Education: From Aspirations to Success; Lina Uribe-Correa, Aldo Hernández-Barrios Chapter 15. Women in Canadian Higher Education: The Paradox of Gender Parity and Equity; Shirin Abdmolaei, Goli M. Rezai-Rashti.
• Publisher Details: United Kingdom : Emerald Publishing
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 378.0082; Women in higher education; Women -- Education (Higher); Feminism and education; Discrimination in education
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781839098888; 9781839098864
• Related ISBNs: 9781839098871
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