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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... rural girls in Peru 149 Patricia Ames 8 Crossing boundaries and stepping out of purdah in India 166 Mora Oommen 9 Pastoralist schools in Mali : gendered roles and curriculum realities 181 Salina Sanou and Sheila Aikman Part Three : The ...
... rural girls in Peru 149 Patricia Ames 8 Crossing boundaries and stepping out of purdah in India 166 Mora Oommen 9 Pastoralist schools in Mali : gendered roles and curriculum realities 181 Salina Sanou and Sheila Aikman Part Three : The ...
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... exist for some of the poorest and most disadvantaged groups in society . Research in rural schools identifies a range of external and internal inequities which influence the retention of girls in school 9 Introduction.
... exist for some of the poorest and most disadvantaged groups in society . Research in rural schools identifies a range of external and internal inequities which influence the retention of girls in school 9 Introduction.
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... rural indigenous children , compounded by their low expectations of girls , in a school environment characterised by aggression and physical punishment , have meant that for girls the social costs of schooling are often too high , and ...
... rural indigenous children , compounded by their low expectations of girls , in a school environment characterised by aggression and physical punishment , have meant that for girls the social costs of schooling are often too high , and ...
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... Africa , were neglected in rural development projects ( Boserup 1970 ; Moser 1994 ) . WID has had the strongest resonance for analysts of education 17 Fragmented frameworks ? Researching women , gender , education , and development.
... Africa , were neglected in rural development projects ( Boserup 1970 ; Moser 1994 ) . WID has had the strongest resonance for analysts of education 17 Fragmented frameworks ? Researching women , gender , education , and development.
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... rural and urban girls , there is little engagement with the complexity of social division . This resonates with the way in which writers in the WID framework interpret equality . Within this framework , equality is generally understood ...
... rural and urban girls , there is little engagement with the complexity of social division . This resonates with the way in which writers in the WID framework interpret equality . Within this framework , equality is generally understood ...
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