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ERIC Number: EJ588397
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0020-8566
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Girls' Access to Education in a Developing Country.
Geissinger, Helen
International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue Internationale de l'Education, v43 n5-6 p423-38 1999
Describes the number of barriers that prevent girls from accessing education at every level in Papua New Guinea, from physical and geographical factors to psychosocial and economic factors. Proposes distance education as one of the few "second chances" for these girls. Contains 30 references. (AMA)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Distance Education, Educational Discrimination, Educational Opportunities, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Foreign Countries
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Papua New Guinea
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