This 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.
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