Types and dynamics of gendered space: a case of Emirati female learners in a single-gender context
Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Gender and Education
Publication Date
4-3-2018
Abstract
© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This article is concerned with gendered spaces as they emerge from exploring Emirati female learners’ spatiality in a single-gender context. By conducting ethnographic research and utilising Lefebvre’s triad of perceived, conceived and lived space for the analysis and categorisation of students’ spaces, three types of gendered spaces emerged: ‘generally’, ‘absolutely’ and ‘conditionally’. These spaces were grounded in the sociocultural context of the institute and its participants. The research also revealed the dynamics associated with such gendered spaces, including mobility restrictions and the agency of the female learners through the ways these females contested gender segregation practices, negotiating and attempting to establish new positions of power within cultural and institutional constraints.
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ISSN
Publisher
Routledge
Volume
30
Issue
3
First Page
360
Last Page
378
Disciplines
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Keywords
agency, gender, gendered space, higher education, Lefebvre’s triad, Space, women
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Recommended Citation
Alzeer, Gergana, "Types and dynamics of gendered space: a case of Emirati female learners in a single-gender context" (2018). All Works. 3796.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/3796
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yes
Open Access
no