Selective education: issues of gender, class and ideology in Northern Nigeria

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Giroux H.A. and Freire P.. 1988. . “‘Introduction’. ”. In Women Teaching for Change . Edited by: Weiler K..
Ibrahim J.. ‘Les Uniformes des Lyceennes Migerianes’. . Politique Africaine . , Vol. 20: March;: 101––104. .
Robertson C.. 1986. . “‘Women's Education and Class Formation in Africa’. ”. In Women and Class in Africa, Holmes and Meier Publishers . Edited by: Robertson C. and Berger I..
Trevor J.. 1975. . “‘Western Education and Muslim Fulani/Hausa Women in Sokoto, Northern Nigeria’. ”. In Conflict and Harmony in Education in Tropical Africa . Edited by: Brown G.N. and Hiskett M..
Weiler K.. 1988. . Women Teaching for Change . , Bergin and Garvey. .
Boyd J. and Last M.. 1985. . ‘The Role of Women as “Agents Religieux” in Sokoto’. . Canadian Journal of African Studies . , Vol. 19((2)): 283––300. .
Federal Ministry of Education. . 1986. . “‘National Workshop to Produce a Blueprint on Women [sic] Education, Collected Papers’. ”. Lagos :
Molyneux M.. 1985. . ‘Mobilization without Emancipation? Women's Interests, the State and Revolution in Nicaragua’. . Feminist Studies . , Vol. 11((2)): 227––253. .
R. Pittin , ‘Marriage and Alternative Strategies: Career Patterns of Hausa Women in Katsina City’ , Ph.D. dissertation, SOAS , 1979
R. Pittin , ‘Women, Work and Ideology in a Context of Economic Crisis: a Case Study’ , Working Paper, 11, Sub‐series on Women, History and Development, ISS , The Hague 1989
Mernissi F.. 1975. . Beyond the Veil; Male‐Female Dynamics in a Modern Muslim Society . , Schenkman Publishing Co.. .
B. Milstead , ‘Feminist Theology and Women in the Muslim World: an Interview with Riffat Hassan’ , reproduced from the Committee on South Asian Women, Bulletin , 4 , 4 1985 16 – 20
Women Living under Muslim Laws. . 1988. . Dossier . , Vol. 4:: 31––33. .
Ogunbiyi I.A.. 2, October. 1969 . “‘The Position of Muslim Women as Stated by Uthman b.Fudi’. ”. In Odu . , (New Series). 2, October. , p. 43––59. .
J.N.D. Anderson , Islamic Law in Africa , HMSO , Colonial Research Publication No.16, 1954
Amadu H.A‐R. . 1973. . The North and Nigerian Unity; Some Reflections on the Political, Social and Educational Problems of Northern Nigeria . , Zaria : : Gaskiya Corporation. .
Bello A.. 1963. . My Life . , London : : Cambridge University Press. .
Coleman J.S.. 1963. . Nigeria: Background to Nationalism . , Berkeley : : University of California Press. .
Hinchcliffe K.. 1989. . ‘Economic Austerity, Structural Adjustment and Education: the Case of Nigeria’. . IDS Bulletin . , Vol. 20((1)) January;: 5––10. .
M. Hiskett , Translation of Tazyin al‐Waraqat , by ‘ Abdullah Ibn Muhammad , Ibadan University Press , 1963
Hodgkin T.. 1960. . Nigerian Perspectives . , London : : Oxford University Press. .
Hubbard J.P.. 1975. . “‘Government and Islamic Education in Northern Nigeria (1900–1940)’. ”. In Conflict and Harmony in Education in Tropical Africa . , Edited by: Brown G.N. and Hiskett M.. p. 247––270. . London : : George Allen and Unwin Ltd. .
Paden J.. 1986. . Amadu Bello: Sardauna of Sokoto . , London : : Hodder and Stoughton. .

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[1] Giroux H.A. and Freire P.. 1988. . “‘Introduction’. ”. In Women Teaching for Change . Edited by: Weiler K..

[2] Ibrahim J.. ‘Les Uniformes des Lyceennes Migerianes’. . Politique Africaine . , Vol. 20: March;: 101––104. .

[3] Robertson C.. 1986. . “‘Women's Education and Class Formation in Africa’. ”. In Women and Class in Africa, Holmes and Meier Publishers . Edited by: Robertson C. and Berger I..

[4] Trevor J.. 1975. . “‘Western Education and Muslim Fulani/Hausa Women in Sokoto, Northern Nigeria’. ”. In Conflict and Harmony in Education in Tropical Africa . Edited by: Brown G.N. and Hiskett M..

[5] Weiler K.. 1988. . Women Teaching for Change . , Bergin and Garvey. .

[6] Boyd J. and Last M.. 1985. . ‘The Role of Women as “Agents Religieux” in Sokoto’. . Canadian Journal of African Studies . , Vol. 19((2)): 283––300. .

[7] Federal Ministry of Education. . 1986. . “‘National Workshop to Produce a Blueprint on Women [sic] Education, Collected Papers’. ”. Lagos :

[8] Molyneux M.. 1985. . ‘Mobilization without Emancipation? Women's Interests, the State and Revolution in Nicaragua’. . Feminist Studies . , Vol. 11((2)): 227––253. .

[9] R. Pittin , ‘Marriage and Alternative Strategies: Career Patterns of Hausa Women in Katsina City’ , Ph.D. dissertation, SOAS , 1979

[10] R. Pittin , ‘Women, Work and Ideology in a Context of Economic Crisis: a Case Study’ , Working Paper, 11, Sub‐series on Women, History and Development, ISS , The Hague 1989

[11] Mernissi F.. 1975. . Beyond the Veil; Male‐Female Dynamics in a Modern Muslim Society . , Schenkman Publishing Co.. .

[12] B. Milstead , ‘Feminist Theology and Women in the Muslim World: an Interview with Riffat Hassan’ , reproduced from the Committee on South Asian Women, Bulletin , 4 , 4 1985 16 – 20

[13] Women Living under Muslim Laws. . 1988. . Dossier . , Vol. 4:: 31––33. .

[14] Ogunbiyi I.A.. 2, October. 1969 . “‘The Position of Muslim Women as Stated by Uthman b.Fudi’. ”. In Odu . , (New Series). 2, October. , p. 43––59. .

[15] J.N.D. Anderson , Islamic Law in Africa , HMSO , Colonial Research Publication No.16, 1954

[16] Amadu H.A‐R. . 1973. . The North and Nigerian Unity; Some Reflections on the Political, Social and Educational Problems of Northern Nigeria . , Zaria : : Gaskiya Corporation. .

[17] Bello A.. 1963. . My Life . , London : : Cambridge University Press. .

[18] Coleman J.S.. 1963. . Nigeria: Background to Nationalism . , Berkeley : : University of California Press. .

[19] Hinchcliffe K.. 1989. . ‘Economic Austerity, Structural Adjustment and Education: the Case of Nigeria’. . IDS Bulletin . , Vol. 20((1)) January;: 5––10. .

[20] M. Hiskett , Translation of Tazyin al‐Waraqat , by ‘ Abdullah Ibn Muhammad , Ibadan University Press , 1963

[21] Hodgkin T.. 1960. . Nigerian Perspectives . , London : : Oxford University Press. .

[22] Hubbard J.P.. 1975. . “‘Government and Islamic Education in Northern Nigeria (1900–1940)’. ”. In Conflict and Harmony in Education in Tropical Africa . , Edited by: Brown G.N. and Hiskett M.. p. 247––270. . London : : George Allen and Unwin Ltd. .

[23] Paden J.. 1986. . Amadu Bello: Sardauna of Sokoto . , London : : Hodder and Stoughton. .

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