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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... rates of gender parity in overall access to education , only by understanding local dynamics and factors external to the school will current policies of building more schools actually achieve progress towards educational equality for ...
... rates of gender parity in overall access to education , only by understanding local dynamics and factors external to the school will current policies of building more schools actually achieve progress towards educational equality for ...
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... rates has reinforced girls ' low social status . While the general situation in these Peruvian rural schools is bleak , Ames is careful to maintain that girls are not passive victims of the schooling in their communities ; she suggests ...
... rates has reinforced girls ' low social status . While the general situation in these Peruvian rural schools is bleak , Ames is careful to maintain that girls are not passive victims of the schooling in their communities ; she suggests ...
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... rates and infant mortality , and increased longevity ( King and Hill 1991 ; 1993 ) . This analysis was framed in key policy documents throughout the 1990s , including the World Bank's Priorities and Strategies in Education and UNESCO's ...
... rates and infant mortality , and increased longevity ( King and Hill 1991 ; 1993 ) . This analysis was framed in key policy documents throughout the 1990s , including the World Bank's Priorities and Strategies in Education and UNESCO's ...
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... rates and improved uptake of immunisation ( Klansen 1999 ; Subbarao and Raney 1995 ; Gage et al . 1997 ) . Much of this work has been undertaken by researchers working for multilateral organisations , including the World Bank , UNICEF ...
... rates and improved uptake of immunisation ( Klansen 1999 ; Subbarao and Raney 1995 ; Gage et al . 1997 ) . Much of this work has been undertaken by researchers working for multilateral organisations , including the World Bank , UNICEF ...
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... rates . Improved nutrition : Feeding programmes are also increasingly common . One of the main problems facing the drought - stricken countries of sub - Saharan Africa has been the inability of children to attend school on account of ...
... rates . Improved nutrition : Feeding programmes are also increasingly common . One of the main problems facing the drought - stricken countries of sub - Saharan Africa has been the inability of children to attend school on account of ...
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