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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... encouraged our work , and DFID has funded the Beyond Access project from its inception . We are also grateful for the support of colleagues in our respective organisations , and in particular we would like to thank Ines Smyth and Diana ...
... encouraged our work , and DFID has funded the Beyond Access project from its inception . We are also grateful for the support of colleagues in our respective organisations , and in particular we would like to thank Ines Smyth and Diana ...
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... encouraging moves towards increased parity in many countries ( for example in Bangladesh and Malawi ) , in many others the gap in favour of boys is wide ( in Mali , Burkina Faso , Niger , Pakistan , Chad , Yemen , and Ethiopia , to name ...
... encouraging moves towards increased parity in many countries ( for example in Bangladesh and Malawi ) , in many others the gap in favour of boys is wide ( in Mali , Burkina Faso , Niger , Pakistan , Chad , Yemen , and Ethiopia , to name ...
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... encouraged local ownership and unprecedented voluntary participation . The author argues that the large - scale mobilisation acted as a ' social sanction ' for women's participation in the literacy programme , thus breaking through ...
... encouraged local ownership and unprecedented voluntary participation . The author argues that the large - scale mobilisation acted as a ' social sanction ' for women's participation in the literacy programme , thus breaking through ...
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... encourages students to identify with their own and others ' realities and become active agents of their own lives , able to take on non - traditional roles . The evidence suggests that the fee - paying students were better able to do ...
... encourages students to identify with their own and others ' realities and become active agents of their own lives , able to take on non - traditional roles . The evidence suggests that the fee - paying students were better able to do ...
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... encourages parents to send their daughters to school , not because learning science might provide intrinsically useful knowledge ( Herz et al . 1991 ) . The stress in WID practice is on bringing girls into school and ensuring that they ...
... encourages parents to send their daughters to school , not because learning science might provide intrinsically useful knowledge ( Herz et al . 1991 ) . The stress in WID practice is on bringing girls into school and ensuring that they ...
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