The Feminisation of Iranian Higher Education

Autor/in	Shavarini, Mitra K.
Titel	The Feminisation of Iranian Higher Education
Quelle	In: International Review of Education, 51 (2005) 4, S.329-347 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0020-8566
DOI	10.1007/s11159-005-7738-9
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Social Status; Muslims; Females; Feminism; Enrollment Rate; Freedom; Family Environment; Values; Marriage; Womens Education; Gender Issues; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Sozialer Status; Muslim; Muslimin; Weibliches Geschlecht; Feminismus; Freiheit; Familienmilieu; Wertbegriff; Ehe; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Geschlechterfrage
Abstract	The number of women attending institutions of higher education in Iran has been steadily increasing since 1989. Growing enrollment rates for women in colleges and universities have sparked wide social and political debates in that country. The basic question of why young Iranian women might even choose to pursue tertiary education, however, has not been adequately addressed in the critical literature. This study gives voice to young women who explain for themselves why they are interested in higher education. It reveals that college or university studies represent for female students many things: a sphere of hope, a refuge, and a place to experience limited freedom beyond restrictive family environments; an asset that can increase a woman's value in the marriage market; a right that may make possible financial independence; and a vehicle that can earn respect for women. On the whole, the desire for higher education illuminates the challenges facing women in Muslim nations and the ways in which Muslim women are using this institution to change their social status. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10