Soaring Beyond Boundaries

Download or read book Soaring Beyond Boundaries written by Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela and published by Sense Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given what we already know about the position of women in the academy, what is so significant about the account of women represented in this book? Lessons from colleagues in Western universities provide important models for understanding some aspects of gendered identity of women scholars; however, a deeper understanding of educational experiences for women in countries such as China, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, may potentially offer innovative insights to our current understanding of gender within education.