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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... shows how policy and practice in Bangladesh are sometimes out of step with each other . The government's attempts to increase the access of girls to secondary education have brought about change in terms of large numbers of adolescent ...
... shows how policy and practice in Bangladesh are sometimes out of step with each other . The government's attempts to increase the access of girls to secondary education have brought about change in terms of large numbers of adolescent ...
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... show high rates of gender parity in overall access to education , only by understanding local dynamics and factors ... shows how the national picture of expansion of education in Kenya belies what is happening in one province . He ...
... show high rates of gender parity in overall access to education , only by understanding local dynamics and factors ... shows how the national picture of expansion of education in Kenya belies what is happening in one province . He ...
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... show how these approaches and practices are founded on the energy , commitment , and determination of learners and teachers / facilitators . The challenge of gender inequality is well documented in the fight against AIDS , but the ...
... show how these approaches and practices are founded on the energy , commitment , and determination of learners and teachers / facilitators . The challenge of gender inequality is well documented in the fight against AIDS , but the ...
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... shows how dramatic actions , such as the abolition of school fees , can have a major impact in terms of increased numbers of girls in school , and how training or other forms of structured reflection on gender inequality by teachers ...
... shows how dramatic actions , such as the abolition of school fees , can have a major impact in terms of increased numbers of girls in school , and how training or other forms of structured reflection on gender inequality by teachers ...
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... shows how issues of recognition and social context can be accommodated . Research on women , gender , education , and the capability approach considers the ways in which evaluations of literacy can be enhanced by drawing on the approach ...
... shows how issues of recognition and social context can be accommodated . Research on women , gender , education , and the capability approach considers the ways in which evaluations of literacy can be enhanced by drawing on the approach ...
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