Korean culture and the reentry motivations of university-graduated women

Adult Education Quarterly

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 273-290

  Suh, Young Jang ^a   Merriam, Sharan ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Full time housewife; Higher education; Highly educated women; Korean social context; Learning and power; Motivations; Reclaiming identity; Reentry women

Indexed keywords

EID: 5644232876     PISSN: 07417136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741713604266140     Document Type: Review

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