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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... question of how to put the goals into practice . There is a huge popular demand for education and for governments to fulfil the promises that they made at the Millennium Summit . During the Global Week of Action for Education in April ...
... question of how to put the goals into practice . There is a huge popular demand for education and for governments to fulfil the promises that they made at the Millennium Summit . During the Global Week of Action for Education in April ...
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... question why this has happened and what can be done to ensure that gender equality is recognised as a key element of a ... questions the overwhelming focus of the MDGs on primary education and schooling , which results in the neglect of ...
... question why this has happened and what can be done to ensure that gender equality is recognised as a key element of a ... questions the overwhelming focus of the MDGs on primary education and schooling , which results in the neglect of ...
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... questions need to be 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 ...
... questions need to be 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 ...
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... questions about how policy promotes and secures gender equality in education . The third part examines a range of local settings where gender - equality initiatives have flourished , and raises questions about the policy implications of ...
... questions about how policy promotes and secures gender equality in education . The third part examines a range of local settings where gender - equality initiatives have flourished , and raises questions about the policy implications of ...
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... questions the limited measures of quality and empowerment currently in use and calls for a wider conception of ... question the forms of policy and partnership needed to ensure that educational practices intersect appropriately with ...
... questions the limited measures of quality and empowerment currently in use and calls for a wider conception of ... question the forms of policy and partnership needed to ensure that educational practices intersect appropriately with ...
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