Gender and higher education in different national spaces: Female Palestinian students attending Israeli and Jordanian universities

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Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 353-370

  Abu Rabia Queder, Sarab ^a   Arar, Khaled ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEIT BERL COLLEGE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gender; Higher education; Israel; Jordan; National space; Palestinian students

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EID: 79956197325     PISSN: 03057925     EISSN: 14693623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057925.2010.545200     Document Type: Article

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