Resisting Educational Exclusion: The Baha'i Institute of Higher Education in Iran.

Affolter, Friedrich W.

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Title:	Resisting Educational Exclusion: The Baha'i Institute of Higher Education in Iran
Authors:	Affolter, Friedrich W.
Descriptors:	Higher Education; Universities; Foreign Countries; College Faculty; Service Learning; Volunteers; College Students; Student Participation; Teacher Participation; Social Discrimination; Equal Education; Cultural Influences; Social Influences; Political Issues; Minority Groups; Educational Environment; Religious Factors; Educational History; Student Motivation; Politics of Education
Source:	Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, v1 n1 p65-77 Jan 2007
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Publisher:	Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Publication Date:	2007-01-00
Pages:	13
Pub Types:	Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Abstract:	This article explores the motivational causes for learning and community service of students, faculty, and volunteer supporters of the Baha'i Institute of Higher Education (BIHE) in Iran. BIHE is a grassroots initiative launched by Baha'i academics, who--after having been expelled from public universities as a result of their allegiance to the Baha'i faith--opened up an alternative Institute of Higher Education, which services equally discriminated and marginalized Baha'i youth. The article presents results of a descriptive cultural/phenomenological study that distills the essence of experiences of 180 BIHE students, faculty, and staff performing under unusual sociopolitical circumstances. BIHE presents a minority community initiative that successfully created a "social space" needed by Baha'i students and staff to remain academically and socially engaged; and to bond and share with peers and colleagues equally suffering from persecution and sociopolitical marginalization. (Contains 5 footnotes.)
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Reference Count:	25

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Identifiers:	Iran
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ISSN:	ISSN-1559-5692
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Languages:	English
Education Level:	Higher Education
Direct Link:	http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&id=doi:10.1080/15595690709336601

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