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Gender Equality in Public Higher Education Institutions of Ethiopia: The Case of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education
Volume 5 (2014): Issue 1 (December 2014)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/dcse-2014-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2255-7547 | Journal ISSN: 1691-6301 (formerly 2255-7547)
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Language: English
Page range: 3 - 21
Published on: Oct 29, 2015
Published by: Daugavpils University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
gender equality,
hard science,
higher education,
science education
Related subjects:
Social sciences,
Education,
Education, other

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