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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Transforming Policy and Practice for Gender Equality in Education Sheila Aikman, Elaine Unterhalter. First published by ... Primary School , Kibera , Kenya ( Oxfam GB / Geoff Sayer ) Published by Oxfam GB , Oxfam House , John Smith Drive ...
Transforming Policy and Practice for Gender Equality in Education Sheila Aikman, Elaine Unterhalter. First published by ... Primary School , Kibera , Kenya ( Oxfam GB / Geoff Sayer ) Published by Oxfam GB , Oxfam House , John Smith Drive ...
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... education is characterised by extensive gender inequalities . Two thirds of all those who have no access to education are girls and women . Sixty - five million girls never even start school , and an estimated 100 million do not complete ...
... education is characterised by extensive gender inequalities . Two thirds of all those who have no access to education are girls and women . Sixty - five million girls never even start school , and an estimated 100 million do not complete ...
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... school . Their initiatives have been linked to widely differing aims and expectations of what the education of girls and women can do for economic and political development , social change , and women's empowerment ; but these diverse ...
... school . Their initiatives have been linked to widely differing aims and expectations of what the education of girls and women can do for economic and political development , social change , and women's empowerment ; but these diverse ...
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... education , and only 17 per cent go on to secondary education . At least one in every three girls who completes primary ... primary school . But this is not always the case . Many countries are making progress on gender parity , but the ...
... education , and only 17 per cent go on to secondary education . At least one in every three girls who completes primary ... primary school . But this is not always the case . Many countries are making progress on gender parity , but the ...
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... Education , where we have both worked . Other chapters are based on the work of NGO coalitions like the Global ... primary education and schooling , which results in the neglect of adult basic education and literacy . Despite the ...
... Education , where we have both worked . Other chapters are based on the work of NGO coalitions like the Global ... primary education and schooling , which results in the neglect of adult basic education and literacy . Despite the ...
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