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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... teaching / learning materials available to teachers and students , and the measurement of performance through examination results and numbers of girls graduating from primary school . But this is not always the case . Many countries are ...
... teaching / learning materials available to teachers and students , and the measurement of performance through examination results and numbers of girls graduating from primary school . But this is not always the case . Many countries are ...
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... teachers . Evidence from the UK , where girls perform as well as ( if not better than ) boys in examinations , is ... teacher - pupil relations . Quality requires gender - sensitive use of human resources , and consideration of gender in ...
... teachers . Evidence from the UK , where girls perform as well as ( if not better than ) boys in examinations , is ... teacher - pupil relations . Quality requires gender - sensitive use of human resources , and consideration of gender in ...
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... teachers , need to be eliminated ( Clarke 2005 : 1 ) . Advocating the need for a wider framing of the MDGs , contributors to this book illustrate what needs to change in order to bring about gender equality in education . They present ...
... teachers , need to be eliminated ( Clarke 2005 : 1 ) . Advocating the need for a wider framing of the MDGs , contributors to this book illustrate what needs to change in order to bring about gender equality in education . They present ...
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... teachers , parents , and representatives of the women's movement . This combination of forces , working together with strategies that are not isolated or ad hoc initiatives but a series of interrelated measures , supported by government ...
... teachers , parents , and representatives of the women's movement . This combination of forces , working together with strategies that are not isolated or ad hoc initiatives but a series of interrelated measures , supported by government ...
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... teachers to be accompanied by the provision of gender training , and asks why , if the main purpose of education is seen to be enabling girls to take up paid employment , there has been no research into employment opportunities for ...
... teachers to be accompanied by the provision of gender training , and asks why , if the main purpose of education is seen to be enabling girls to take up paid employment , there has been no research into employment opportunities for ...
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