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Structural changes and equal opportunity for all: a case study of the University of Dar es Salaam

Masanja, Verdiana Grace

Abstract:
This paper focuses on the University of Dar es Salaam's involvement in gender issues in education. The author outlines the structural changes as well as objectives that promote female student access to higher education. The affirmative actions that UDSM has put in place to increase the number of female students are discussed and the university's achievements are outlined by means of statistics. Recommendations to assist the process for ensuring equal opportunity for all are provided at the end of the paper.

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Title of Paper:	Structural changes and equal opportunity for all: a case study of the University of Dar es Salaam
Conference Name:	10th General Conference of the Association of African Universities (AAU)
Conference Date:	2001-02-05
Published as Proceedings:	no

Date:	2001
Document Type:	Conference Paper (Peer Reviewed)
Subject Area:	Students
Country:	Tanzania, United Republic of
Keywords:	University of Dar es Salaam, Gender Equity, Equal Opportunities, Strategic Planning, Access to Higher Education

File Size:	329 KB
Rights:	Permission to reproduce this paper was granted by the author.
Date Added:	12 November 2007

Masanja, Verdiana Grace (2001). Structural changes and equal opportunity for all: a case study of the University of Dar es Salaam Presented at the 10th General Conference of the Association of African Universities (AAU), Nairobi, Kenya, 5-9 February.