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Full-Text Articles in Educational Sociology
Experiences Of Female Academic Leaders In Higher Education: A Case Study In Cairo, Amina Sabour
Experiences Of Female Academic Leaders In Higher Education: A Case Study In Cairo, Amina Sabour
Theses and Dissertations
Such as in many contexts, the gender gap in higher education leadership persists universally. Women are still underrepresented despite the contributions they demonstrate in leading higher education institutions. This study aims to contribute to the area of research in this regard by exploring the experiences of female academic leaders in Cairo, Egypt. It specifically highlights the challenges these women face, and how they manage to overcome it. Using a qualitative approach to deeply explore the phenomenon, ten interviews were conducted with female leaders at the American University in Cairo. Looking through the lens of intersectional feminism, under the umbrella of …
The School Of SharīʿA Judges: SharīʿA Courts’ Reform And Legal Modernization In Egypt (1907-1927), Yamen Nouh
The School Of SharīʿA Judges: SharīʿA Courts’ Reform And Legal Modernization In Egypt (1907-1927), Yamen Nouh
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis studied the history of the school of sharīʿa judges (1907-1927) as an essential episode of the reform of Sharīʿa courts in Egypt in the early 20th century. The thesis studied the school in connection with the broader context of legal modernization of the Egyptian legal system. The study explored the institutional, pedagogical, and legal aspects of the reform that the school advocated. The study analyzed the impact of the school’s pedagogy on the practice of the Islamic judiciary and the theoretical conception of Sharīʿa. The study used a significant yet understudied historical source: the judicial press. A comparative …
Modest Aspirations: Day Dreams, Frivolity, And Digital Lives Of Public College Girls In Lahore, Pakistan, Anam Khan
Theses and Dissertations
This project was conceived out of a policy announcement in 2016 where the Higher Education Commission Pakistan announced that the two-year colleges were to be phased out and eventually eliminated. In doing so, the notice suggested that they will be replaced by programs modeled around the United States community college and called Associate Degrees. This ongoing development formed the basis of my research as for many gender and class minorities, these programs are the only option for post-secondary education in a country where many do not have the privilege to go to college. I aimed to analyze the kind of …
Illiteracy Among Lower Social Class Egyptian Women In Hai Al Zarayyeb (Mansheyyat Nasser, Cairo), Samah Zuhair Al Minawi
Illiteracy Among Lower Social Class Egyptian Women In Hai Al Zarayyeb (Mansheyyat Nasser, Cairo), Samah Zuhair Al Minawi
Archived Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Scenes Of Schooling, Linda Herrera
Scenes Of Schooling, Linda Herrera
Archived Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Social Action Research In Urban Egypt, Suzanne Saleh Sabet Mubarak
Social Action Research In Urban Egypt, Suzanne Saleh Sabet Mubarak
Archived Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.