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ERIC Number: EJ440052
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
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The Education of Women in Saudi Arabia.
Al Rawaf, Haya Saad; Simmons, Cyril
Comparative Education, v27 n3 p287-95 1991
Describes the development and expansion of formal education for women in Saudi Arabia since 1960. Discusses girls' curriculum in elementary and secondary schools, the influence of conservative attitudes toward sex roles, and the growth of female higher education despite a lack of female employment. Contains 20 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Attitudes, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Influences, Females, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship, Higher Education, Islam, Religious Factors, Social Attitudes, Traditionalism, Womens Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Saudi Arabia
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