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Improving Educational Gender Equality in Religious Societies

Human Rights and Modernization Pre-Arab Spring

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Authors:
  1. Sumaia A. Al-Kohlani

    1. United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

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  • Examines the association between religiously conservative and less conservative constitutions and gender equality in education
  • Explores whether modernization factors can lower the negative impact of religious conservativeness in education
  • Uses a new comparative text-based approach inspired by the values of thinkers like Daniel Lerner and Ronald Inglehart

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction

    • Sumaia A. Al-Kohlani
    Pages 1-41

  3. Religious Theory vs. Modernization Theory

    • Sumaia A. Al-Kohlani
    Pages 43-65

  4. Research Design and Methodology

    • Sumaia A. Al-Kohlani
    Pages 67-87

  5. Empirical Testing and Analysis of Data

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    Pages 89-122

  6. Case Study

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    Pages 123-154

  7. Conclusion and Policy Implications

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    Pages 155-162

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 163-195
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About this book

In this book,  Al-Kohlani examines fifty-five Muslim and non-Muslim countries from 1960 to 2010 in response to “religious theory” that associates certain religions with gender inequality and “modernization theory” which downplays the role of religion on gender inequity and associates gender inequality with socioeconomic factors. The author explores both schools of thought and posits that, on average, Muslim countries have lower educational equality in comparison to non-Muslim countries with less religious constitution. An interdisciplinary study drawn from the fields of world politics, public policy in education, and political religion, this book responds not only to debates within academia, but also to larger debates in society about the role of religion in the state, the specific challenges of the relationship of Islam and the public policies, and the relationship between constitution and gender equality.

Authors and Affiliations

  • United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

    Sumaia A. Al-Kohlani

About the author

Sumaia A. Al-Kohlani is Assistant Professor of Political Science at United Arab Emirates University, UAE 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Improving Educational Gender Equality in Religious Societies

  • Book Subtitle: Human Rights and Modernization Pre-Arab Spring

  • Authors: Sumaia A. Al-Kohlani

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70536-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-70535-4Published: 15 March 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09966-4Published: 25 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-70536-1Published: 06 March 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 195

  • Topics: Religion and Education, International and Comparative Education, Educational Policy and Politics

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