Beyond Access: Transforming Policy and Practice for Gender Equality in EducationSheila Aikman, Elaine Unterhalter Oxfam, 2005 - 263 pages In a world where poverty, social prejudice, and poor-quality provision prevent an estimated 100 million girls from completing primary education, it is not enough for governments to pledge themselves to expand girlse(tm) access to school. This book presents a vision of a transformational education which would promote social change, enable girls to achieve their full potential, and help to create a just and democratic society. Contributors to this book examine the extent and causes of gender-based inequality in education; analyse government policies and their implications for womene(tm)s empowerment; and report on original field-work in a range of local contexts where gender-equality initiatives have flourished. In their introduction and their concluding chapter, Sheila Aikman and Elaine Unterhalter consider the challenges that confront policymakers, practitioners, campaigners, and researchers if they are to make real progress towards gender equality in education, in the context of the Millennium Development Goals. |
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... approach make a difference ? 199 Mark Thorpe 11 Gender , education , and Pentecostalism : the women's movement within the Assemblies of God in Burkina Faso 212 Alicia Zents 12 Enabling education for girls : the Loreto Day School Sealdah ...
... approach make a difference ? 199 Mark Thorpe 11 Gender , education , and Pentecostalism : the women's movement within the Assemblies of God in Burkina Faso 212 Alicia Zents 12 Enabling education for girls : the Loreto Day School Sealdah ...
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... approaches that improve the access and retention of girls in school in different contexts . But much of this knowledge is not widely shared . We need to learn more from the outcomes of initiatives to promote gender equality in ...
... approaches that improve the access and retention of girls in school in different contexts . But much of this knowledge is not widely shared . We need to learn more from the outcomes of initiatives to promote gender equality in ...
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... approaches to equality are based on a limited definition , requiring only that resources should be equal : for example , there ... approach ' , we consider that achieving gender equality entails developing the freedoms of all individuals ...
... approaches to equality are based on a limited definition , requiring only that resources should be equal : for example , there ... approach ' , we consider that achieving gender equality entails developing the freedoms of all individuals ...
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... approach to EFA and quality education . Second , the book challenges the narrow framing of the 2005 target in terms of parity , emphasising the need to engage with all the complexities of gender equality , as it is expressed and ...
... approach to EFA and quality education . Second , the book challenges the narrow framing of the 2005 target in terms of parity , emphasising the need to engage with all the complexities of gender equality , as it is expressed and ...
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... approach to HIV / AIDS and gender , because gender inequality is a major driving force behind HIV epidemics . The importance of promoting girls ' education in addressing gender inequality cannot be overemphasised , but it should be ...
... approach to HIV / AIDS and gender , because gender inequality is a major driving force behind HIV epidemics . The importance of promoting girls ' education in addressing gender inequality cannot be overemphasised , but it should be ...
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Beyond Access: Transforming Policy and Practice for Gender Equality in Education Sheila Aikman,Elaine Unterhalter No preview available - 2017 |
Beyond Access: Transforming Policy and Practice for Gender Equality in Education Sheila Aikman,Elaine Unterhalter No preview available - 2018 |
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