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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... Concern with parity may be complemented by a focus on other tangible and measurable factors , such as quality of ... concerned with a wider notion of gender equality , which is expressed most fully by the Beijing Platform of Action ...
... Concern with parity may be complemented by a focus on other tangible and measurable factors , such as quality of ... concerned with a wider notion of gender equality , which is expressed most fully by the Beijing Platform of Action ...
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... Concerns to improve quality include the framing of the curriculum , the content and form of learning materials , the ... concerned to address the fact that the three constituencies - policy makers 4 Beyond Access : Transforming Policy ...
... Concerns to improve quality include the framing of the curriculum , the content and form of learning materials , the ... concerned to address the fact that the three constituencies - policy makers 4 Beyond Access : Transforming Policy ...
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... concern of the work of Beyond Access , this book addresses several issues related to the MDG project . First , it is concerned to raise the importance of gender equality and ensure that it is not overlooked in the big push towards ...
... concern of the work of Beyond Access , this book addresses several issues related to the MDG project . First , it is concerned to raise the importance of gender equality and ensure that it is not overlooked in the big push towards ...
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... concerns for gender equality in education as part of work to promote the MDGs . Part One : The Challenges for Gender Equality in Education The scene is set in the first chapter , written by Elaine Unterhalter , which reviews various ...
... concerns for gender equality in education as part of work to promote the MDGs . Part One : The Challenges for Gender Equality in Education The scene is set in the first chapter , written by Elaine Unterhalter , which reviews various ...
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... concerned with gender equality in schooling , and MDG 3 , concerned with the empowerment of women . Different meanings entail different actions , and , as will be shown , organisations have interpreted gender , education , development ...
... concerned with gender equality in schooling , and MDG 3 , concerned with the empowerment of women . Different meanings entail different actions , and , as will be shown , organisations have interpreted gender , education , development ...
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Beyond Access: Transforming Policy and Practice for Gender Equality in Education Sheila Aikman,Elaine Unterhalter No preview available - 2018 |
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