The gendered nature of education under siege: A Palestinian feminist perspective

International Journal of Lifelong Education

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 179-200

  Shalhoub Kevorkian, Nadera ^a,b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 42549133721     PISSN: 02601370     EISSN: 1464519X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02601370801936341     Document Type: Review

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