Perceptions of female Muslim students who veil: Campus religious climate

Race Ethnicity and Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-82

  Seggie, Fatma Nevra ^a   Sanford, Gretchen ^b  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Campus religious climate; Female Muslim students; Headscarf; Higher education; Student resilience

Indexed keywords

FEMALE EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; ISLAMISM; MARGINALIZATION; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; STUDENT;

EID: 77649291911     PISSN: 13613324     EISSN: 1470109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13613320903549701     Document Type: Article

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