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ERIC Number: EJ588490
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
Lifelong Learning: New Opportunities for Women in a Muslim Country (Iran).
Mehran, Golnar
Comparative Education, v35 n2 p201-15 Jun 1999
Examines literacy education for women in postrevolutionary Iran and whether it empowers women. Discusses seemingly contradictory roles demanded of Muslim women (traditional wife and mother plus social and political supporter of revolutionary ideology) and the role of literacy education in linking women to the sociopolitical network. Analyzes content of textbooks and reading materials in literacy classes. Contains 37 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Content Analysis, Cultural Maintenance, Empowerment, Females, Foreign Countries, Islamic Culture, Literacy Education, Muslims, Propaganda, Sex Role, Textbook Content, Traditionalism, Womens Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Iran
Note: Theme issue (Special Number 21) with title: "Lifelong Learning and the Education of Mature Adults."