Exploring Gender in Education in Arabian Gulf Countries - Toward Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education

This seminal volume fills a gap in current literature on education, gender and development by giving voice to the Arab Gulf region, contrasting key issues with those felt globally in order to support a more sustainable, gender-equitable future of education in the region.

List of contents

1. Introduction
2. Addressing the faculty gender imbalance in higher education: A framework for inclusion from the United Arab Emirates
3. The 'Virtual Centre for Women & Leadership (MENA)': From research to social impact
4. Uncovering Gender imbalance in School Leadership in the Gulf: Towards a Strategy for Increasing Male Leaders in UAE Public Schools
5. How Do Teacher Education Policies Address Gender Equity? Examining Global Discourses and Local Allocations in the United Arab Emirates
6. Examining Motivations for Pursuing Mathematics: Perspectives of Senior High School Girls in the UAE
7. Gender differences in science achievement and attitudes toward science in the Arabian Gulf
8. Perceptions of Brilliance and its impact on learning: Gendered Perspectives
9. Factors Contributing to Grade 4 Mathematics Performance in the GCC Countries: Addressing Gender Equity
10. Navigating Gender Equity in Science Achievement among GCC Countries: Policy Insights from the UAE
11. What causes gender disparities in schools and other settings in GCC countries: and how can they be overcome?
12. Gender in Education: Next Steps

About the author

Martina Dickson, Editor, is a faculty member with specialism in gender in education at the Emirates College for Advanced Education, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Product details

• Authors: Martina (Emirates College for Advanced Ed Dickson
• Assisted by: Martina Dickson (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032820156
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3282015-6
• No. of pages: 190
• Series: Routledge Research in Educational Equality and Diversity
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; EDUCATION / General, Sociology, EDUCATION / Inclusive Education, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Administration / Higher, EDUCATION / Comparative, Middle East, Feminism & feminist theory, Regional Studies, Teaching skills and techniques, Regional / International studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Moral and social purpose of education, Teaching skills & techniques, Feminism and feminist theory, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Multicultural education, Moral & social purpose of education, Educational strategies and policy, Education: examinations and assessment, Examinations & assessment