Ridge, Natasha <br/><br/>
Education and the reverse gender divide in the Gulf States :   embracing the global, ignoring the local /  
Natasha Ridge 
 - New York :  Teachers College, Columbia University,  2014 
 - vii, 216 pages :   illustrations ;   23 cm. 
 - International Perspectives on Education Reform .
 - International Perspectives on Education Reform .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Oil and the expansion of education in the Gulf -- 2. The rise of women in the Gulf -- 3. The quest for modernity: gender, education, and development -- 4. Leaving the boys behind -- 5. Placating the populace: nationalization, gender, and the threat to education -- 6. The value of education beyond work: implications for gender --7. The future of gender, education, and development in the Gulf. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780807755617 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women --Education--Middle East
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>371.8220956 RID 2014