02303 a2200457 4500001001100000005001700011008003900028020001800067037003600085040000700121041000800128072001500136072001500151072001500166072001400181072001500195072001500210072001600225072001300241072001300254072001300267072001200280072001300292072001300305072001600318072002100334072002100355072002100376072002100397072002100418072002100439072002100460072002300481100002000504245015300524250000600677260003200683300001000715520110500725999001501830131780327220250317100420.0250312042014GB eng  a9781317803270 bTaylor & FranciscGBP 44.99fBB a01 aeng7 aJNP2thema7 aJNF2thema7 aGTP2thema7 aKC2thema7 aGTM2thema7 aKJQ2thema7 a1FPC2bisac7 aJNP2bic7 aJNF2bic7 aGTF2bic7 aKC2bic7 aGTB2bic7 aKJQ2bic7 a1FPC2bisac7 aEDU0020002bisac7 aSOC0260202bisac7 aBUS0250002bisac7 aBUS0600002bisac7 aBUS0670002bisac7 aEDU0000002bisac7 aSOC0530002bisac7 a370.11309512bisac1 aMary Ann Maslak10aVocational Education of Female Entrepreneurs in ChinabA multitheoretical and multidimensional analysis of successful businesswomen's everyday lives a1 aOxfordbRoutledgec20141017 a120 p bThis book examines the ways in which formal and non-formal education can contribute to women’s successful design, development and operation of small businesses in rural settings. Calling on varied, pertinent social theories, the book examines profitable businesses operated by Dongxiang Muslim women in the southern Gansu province of northwestern China. The author explains the multifaceted formula for women's challenges and successes in their business endeavours and goal for financial security. It argues that informal learning is the most important type of education to employ knowledge and skills to earn a living in general, and design and operate small businesses by women in rural areas in particular. The book concludes with an original, timely and necessary model for education that could be utilized by the women in this work; one that positions informal education as the primary conduit for successful entrepreneurial work and combines elements of both formal and non-formal educational principles and practices, thus offering support for the successful operation of women's businesses. c3354d3354