The challenges of affirmative action in Tanzanian higher education institutions: A case study of the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 581-591

  Lihamba, Amandina ^a   Mwaipopo, Rosemarie ^a   Shule, Lucy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^b Centre for Foreign Relations   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGHER EDUCATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; STUDENT; SUSTAINABILITY; WOMENS STATUS;

AFRICA; DAR ES SALAAM [TANZANIA]; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 33845205057     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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