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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Page 25
... encouraged in the drive to build high - skilled economies . While girls ' achievement at school initially seemed to be lower than that of boys , by the 1990s there was a moral panic about boys ' underachievement ( Epstein , Elwood , and ...
... encouraged in the drive to build high - skilled economies . While girls ' achievement at school initially seemed to be lower than that of boys , by the 1990s there was a moral panic about boys ' underachievement ( Epstein , Elwood , and ...
Page 38
... encourages Kanchi to study , and wishes that she too had had the chance . ( Source : GCE 2003 ) daughters to become doctors , civil servants , teachers , and business people . Parents ' attitudes also change fast when the private ...
... encourages Kanchi to study , and wishes that she too had had the chance . ( Source : GCE 2003 ) daughters to become doctors , civil servants , teachers , and business people . Parents ' attitudes also change fast when the private ...
Page 45
... encourages attendance by poor children , and by poor girls in particular , who are typically excluded by the formal system . Crucially , BRAC has succeeded in channelling poor children into the mainstream , by qualifying them to enter ...
... encourages attendance by poor children , and by poor girls in particular , who are typically excluded by the formal system . Crucially , BRAC has succeeded in channelling poor children into the mainstream , by qualifying them to enter ...
Page 48
... encouraged to participate in all extra - curricular activities , including sports . The Family Planning Club provides sex education , especially for girls who are older but are still in lower grades . ( Source : GCE 2003 ) In many ...
... encouraged to participate in all extra - curricular activities , including sports . The Family Planning Club provides sex education , especially for girls who are older but are still in lower grades . ( Source : GCE 2003 ) In many ...
Page 51
... encouraging more girls to stay on at school . UNICEF also has two major awareness - raising programmes . The Meena Initiative in Bangladesh uses a multimedia approach to raise the profile of girls , as well as stressing the importance ...
... encouraging more girls to stay on at school . UNICEF also has two major awareness - raising programmes . The Meena Initiative in Bangladesh uses a multimedia approach to raise the profile of girls , as well as stressing the importance ...
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