"Education Is as Important for Me as Water Is to Sustaining Life": Perspectives on the Higher Education of Women in Afghanistan

Autor/inn/en	Burridge, Nina; Payne, Anne Maree; Rahmani, Nasima
Titel	"Education Is as Important for Me as Water Is to Sustaining Life": Perspectives on the Higher Education of Women in Afghanistan
Quelle	In: Gender and Education, 28 (2016) 1, S.128-147 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0954-0253
DOI	10.1080/09540253.2015.1096922
Schlagwörter	Females; Educational Attitudes; Educational Attainment; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; College Students; Womens Education; Gender Differences; Cultural Influences; Student Attitudes; Disproportionate Representation; Qualitative Research; Grounded Theory; Interviews; Afghanistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Collegestudent; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Schülerverhalten; Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	Progress in education in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban has been described as "fragile, limited in reach, depth and uncertainty of sustainability" [UNICEF. 2013. "Basic Education and Gender Equality: Afghanistan." United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. http://www.unicef.org/afghanistan/education_2206.htm]. This is particularly true for Afghan women participating in higher education, within a culture that remains resistant to women's education. This article documents the views and attitudes of Afghan women who have sought to gain a higher education, within a context where only 5% of the Afghan population attends university, and less than 20% of university students are female [The World Bank. 2013. World Development Indicators: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines. "The World Bank Group." http://data.worldbank.org/country/afghanistan]. It is an attempt to listen to the voices of Afghan women to ascertain what they see as the best ways to improve their educational outcomes. Findings illustrate that while progress has been made in enabling a small percentage of women to pursue higher education, there are still significant and enduring obstacles for Afghan women seeking such a path. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01