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ERIC Number: EJ431882
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-4985
Study Abroad: A Competitive Edge for Women?
Opper, Susan
Oxford Review of Education, v17 n1 p45-64 1991
Studies effects of study abroad among 172 female and 217 male graduates in the United Kingdom, France, and the Federal Republic of Germany between 1980 and 1984. Finds study abroad expedites obtaining job interviews but was of little advantage in securing employment for either sex. Finds degree credential provides a competitive edge. (NL)
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Educational Research, Employed Women, Employment Potential, Females, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, International Education, International Programs, International Studies, Sex Differences, Study Abroad, Womens Education, Womens Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: France; United Kingdom; West Germany