Determinants of schooling in Egypt: The role of gender and rural/urban residence

Oxford Development Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-195

  Dancer, Diane ^a   Rammohan, Anu ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ROLE; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 34250614657     PISSN: 13600818     EISSN: 14699966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600810701322041     Document Type: Article

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