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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... literacy is generally associated with poverty and discrimination ( UNESCO 2003 : 87 ) . In an age of enormously expanded access to all levels of education , of high aspirations for political participation , and huge growth of knowledge ...
... literacy is generally associated with poverty and discrimination ( UNESCO 2003 : 87 ) . In an age of enormously expanded access to all levels of education , of high aspirations for political participation , and huge growth of knowledge ...
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... literacy . Despite the existence of more than 800 million non - literate adults in 2002 , of whom 64 per cent are women ( UNESCO 2003 : 225 ) and despite widespread agreement that adult education and literacy are crucial for achieving ...
... literacy . Despite the existence of more than 800 million non - literate adults in 2002 , of whom 64 per cent are women ( UNESCO 2003 : 225 ) and despite widespread agreement that adult education and literacy are crucial for achieving ...
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... literacy , but their actions belie their words . It has been a low priority for most governments and has been addressed through inconsistent and unco - ordinated programmes of different sizes , durations , and aims , implemented by NGOs ...
... literacy , but their actions belie their words . It has been a low priority for most governments and has been addressed through inconsistent and unco - ordinated programmes of different sizes , durations , and aims , implemented by NGOs ...
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... literacy programme , thus breaking through traditional limitations on their participation in the public sphere . To this extent the programme went beyond imparting literacy and questioned a number of social norms constraining women's ...
... literacy programme , thus breaking through traditional limitations on their participation in the public sphere . To this extent the programme went beyond imparting literacy and questioned a number of social norms constraining women's ...
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... literacy projects such as REFLECT ( Archer and Cottingham 1996 ) . GAD aspirations were given a particular organisational form in the emergence of NGOs and new social movements from the mid - 1980s , with a particular focus on aspects ...
... literacy projects such as REFLECT ( Archer and Cottingham 1996 ) . GAD aspirations were given a particular organisational form in the emergence of NGOs and new social movements from the mid - 1980s , with a particular focus on aspects ...
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