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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... 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 a few ) . UNICEF ...
... 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 a few ) . UNICEF ...
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... increase the access of girls to secondary education have brought about change in terms of large numbers of adolescent girls now attending secondary school . Raynor argues , however , that it is now time for this programme , which has ...
... increase the access of girls to secondary education have brought about change in terms of large numbers of adolescent girls now attending secondary school . Raynor argues , however , that it is now time for this programme , which has ...
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... increase the supply of women teachers to be accompanied by the provision of gender training , and asks why , if the ... increased government - sanctioned opportunities for increasing gender equality in basic education , and to provide ...
... increase the supply of women teachers to be accompanied by the provision of gender training , and asks why , if the ... increased government - sanctioned opportunities for increasing gender equality in basic education , and to provide ...
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... increase young people's understanding of HIV / AIDS prevention in South Africa and Mozambique . To ensure that inequitable relations are not reinforced during and through HIV education itself , they need to be challenged in a process ...
... increase young people's understanding of HIV / AIDS prevention in South Africa and Mozambique . To ensure that inequitable relations are not reinforced during and through HIV education itself , they need to be challenged in a process ...
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... increased numbers of girls in school , and how training or other forms of structured reflection on gender inequality by teachers , officials , and NGOs can yield significant results . Sheila Aikman is the Global Education Policy Adviser ...
... increased numbers of girls in school , and how training or other forms of structured reflection on gender inequality by teachers , officials , and NGOs can yield significant results . Sheila Aikman is the Global Education Policy Adviser ...
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