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Sheng, Xiaoming – Gender and Education, 2012
This article employs the concept of cultural capital to examine the ways in which social difference in terms of gender are played out in parental involvement in children's schooling and higher education choice. The intention has been to provide an in-depth analysis of the ways in which Chinese mothers and fathers are involved in the process.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Mothers, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement
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Ijaz, Aisha; Abbas, Tahir – Gender and Education, 2010
This paper presents the findings of ethnographic research into inter-generational attitudinal change of parents towards the education of young British Muslim women. Based on in-depth interviews with parents of different generations, given social class and ethnicity, there is a universal belief in the importance of education for young Muslim women…
Descriptors: Muslims, Daughters, Cultural Influences, Educational Attitudes