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Autor/in | Sukthankar, Neela |
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Titel | Cultural Factors in Mathematics Education Contributing to the Shortage of Women Professionals in Papua New Guinea. |
Quelle | In: Educational Review, 51 (1999) 2, S.173-81Infoseite zur Zeitschrift |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0013-1911 |
Schlagwörter | Cultural Traits; Employment Potential; Foreign Countries; Labor Needs; Mathematics Education; Professional Occupations; Sex Bias; Womens Education; Papua New Guinea |
Abstract | In Papua New Guinea, women are severely underrepresented in many jobs requiring math competence. Math and science are considered male subjects and taught abstractly. Unlike males, females lack exposure to Western thought and are not encouraged to pursue higher education. (SK) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |