Beyond access : transforming policy and practice for gender equality in education / edited by Sheila Aikman and Elaine Unterhalter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Aikman, Sheila.

Unterhalter, Elaine.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex discrimination in education.

Right to education.

Social justice.

Physical Description:

vii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxfam ; Herndon, VA : Stylus, 2005.

Summary:

In a world in which 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 girls' 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 women'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 policy makers, practitioners, campaigners, and researchers if they are to make real progress towards gender equality in education, in the context of the Millennium Development Goals.

Contents:

Part 1 The Challenges for Gender Equality in Education

1 Fragmented frameworks? Researching women, gender, education, and development / Elaine Unterhalter 15

2 Ensuring a fair chance for girls / Global Campaign for Education 36

3 Measuring gender equality in education / Elaine Unterhalter, Chloe Challender, Rajee Rajagopalan 60

Part 2 Transforming Action - Changing Policy through Practice

4 Educating girls in Bangladesh: watering a neighbour's tree? / Janet Raynor 83

5 The challenge of educating girls in Kenya / Elimu Yetu Coalition 106

6 Learning to improve policy for pastoralists in Kenya / Ian Leggett 128

7 When access is not enough: educational exclusion of rural girls in Peru / Patricia Ames 149

8 Crossing boundaries and stepping out of purdah in India / Mora Oommen 166

9 Pastoralist schools in Mali: gendered roles and curriculum realities / Salina Sanou, Sheila Aikman 181

Part 3 The Challenge of Local Practices - Doing Policy Differently?

10 Learning about HIV/AIDS in schools: does a gender-equality approach make a difference? / Mark Thorpe 199

11 Gender, education, and Pentecostalism: the women's movement within the Assemblies of God in Burkina Faso / Alicia Zents 212

12 Enabling education for girls: the Loreto Day School Sealdah, India / Ruth Doggett 227

13 Conclusion: policy and practice change for gender equality / Sheila Aikman, Elaine Unterhalter 245.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0855985291

OCLC:

62291622