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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... considered , analysed , and monitored . This book is concerned with a wider notion of gender equality , which is expressed most fully by the Beijing Platform of Action . Gender equality is an aspiration contained in many international ...
... considered , analysed , and monitored . This book is concerned with a wider notion of gender equality , which is expressed most fully by the Beijing Platform of Action . Gender equality is an aspiration contained in many international ...
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... considered in relation to countries affected by conflict , as well as those that relate to more stable settings , because there may well be lessons in societies emerging from conflict - for instance , South Africa or Northern Ireland ...
... considered in relation to countries affected by conflict , as well as those that relate to more stable settings , because there may well be lessons in societies emerging from conflict - for instance , South Africa or Northern Ireland ...
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... considered in the remaking of policy . The structure of the book The book is divided into three parts . The first examines the extent of inequality and the nature of the challenge to achieve gender equality in education . It provides a ...
... considered in the remaking of policy . The structure of the book The book is divided into three parts . The first examines the extent of inequality and the nature of the challenge to achieve gender equality in education . It provides a ...
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... considered in this framework . The slogan ' If you educate a woman you educate the nation ' nicely captures the thinking that underpins the mainstream policy support for WID . The education of women is for others , not for themselves ...
... considered in this framework . The slogan ' If you educate a woman you educate the nation ' nicely captures the thinking that underpins the mainstream policy support for WID . The education of women is for others , not for themselves ...
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... considered the importance of developing programmes that could operate at both levels to bring about significant changes and redistribution of power to achieve greater equality ( Molyneux 1998 ; Elson 2002 ) . Very little writing on ...
... considered the importance of developing programmes that could operate at both levels to bring about significant changes and redistribution of power to achieve greater equality ( Molyneux 1998 ; Elson 2002 ) . Very little writing on ...
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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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