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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... attendance at school and completion of primary education . The authors suggest a new form of measurement of progress towards gender equality and education . Using this measure indicates the level of global mobilisation needed to achieve ...
... attendance at school and completion of primary education . The authors suggest a new form of measurement of progress towards gender equality and education . Using this measure indicates the level of global mobilisation needed to achieve ...
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... attendance . Additional surveys have looked at how household relations affect decisions about sending girls to school and keeping them there ( Hadden and London 1996 ; Filmer and Pritchett 1999 ; Alderman , Orrazo and Patterno 1996 ) ...
... attendance . Additional surveys have looked at how household relations affect decisions about sending girls to school and keeping them there ( Hadden and London 1996 ; Filmer and Pritchett 1999 ; Alderman , Orrazo and Patterno 1996 ) ...
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... attendance at school , developing the infrastructure of training or accommodation to ensure that more women teachers are employed , digging latrines , and providing water . Some associated practice has entailed mobilising teachers and ...
... attendance at school , developing the infrastructure of training or accommodation to ensure that more women teachers are employed , digging latrines , and providing water . Some associated practice has entailed mobilising teachers and ...
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... attendance by poor children , and by poor girls in particular , who are typically excluded by the formal system . Crucially , BRAC has succeeded in channelling poor children into the mainstream , by qualifying them to enter the formal ...
... attendance by poor children , and by poor girls in particular , who are typically excluded by the formal system . Crucially , BRAC has succeeded in channelling poor children into the mainstream , by qualifying them to enter the formal ...
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... attendance . Under the Food for Education programme for primary - school children from poor families in Bangladesh , parents have to guarantee 75 per cent attendance of their supported children and a minimum of 40 per cent marks in the ...
... attendance . Under the Food for Education programme for primary - school children from poor families in Bangladesh , parents have to guarantee 75 per cent attendance of their supported children and a minimum of 40 per cent marks in the ...
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