Equality or equity: Gender awareness issues in secondary schools in Pakistan

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-49

  Halai, Anjum ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Capabilities; Education quality; Functioning; Gender awareness; Social justice

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EQUITY; GENDER ISSUE; GENDER RELATIONS; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 77957723717     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2010.06.012     Document Type: Article

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