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ERIC Number: EJ403347
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Education: Hopes, Expectations and Achievements of Muslim Women in West Yorkshire.
Afshar, Haleh
Gender and Education, v1 n3 p261-72 1989
Contends that Muslim women in West Yorkshire (England) place an inordinate trust in the educational system's ability to deliver their children from poverty. Results of a three-generational study indicate that daughters of Muslim immigrant families, though aware of intense racism and poor prospects, try to comply with parental wishes. (AF)
Descriptors: Daughters, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Ethnic Bias, Expectation, Females, Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Interviews, Mothers, Muslims, Parent Attitudes, Poverty, Questionnaires, Racial Bias, Role of Education, Sex Bias, Sociocultural Patterns
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers; Policymakers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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