The structure and agency of women's education / edited by Mary Ann Maslak.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Maslak, Mary Ann, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Education--Cross-cultural studies.

Women.

Education and state--Cross-cultural studies.

Education and state.

Educational equalization--Cross-cultural studies.

Educational equalization.

Women--Education.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2008]

Summary:

This collection examines the educational policies, programs, and practices that offer and/or deny adolescent girls and young women the opportunity for change and advancement, from both comparative and international perspectives. Grounded in social and feminist theory, the essays focus on the dynamic interaction between agency and structure. The first part of the book outlines fundamental principles of public policy and provides examples of their application. Part two explores, within the context of globalization, the impact of international organizations-large and small-on the local level. Part three looks at the influence of sociocultural forces on women's ability to participate in educational programs. Part four proffers innovative methodologies that demonstrate how the agency of voice within the structure of the research setting ultimately furthers our understanding of women's education. Throughout the book, the complexities in delivering and improving education for females in India, China, Kenya, the United States, and other parts of the world are revealed.

Contents:

Part I Structure and Agency of Educational Policy for Adolescent Girls and Adult Women

1 The Intersection of Public Policies and Gender: Understanding State Action in Education / Nelly P. Stromquist 3

2 Assessing the Status and Prospects of Women's Empowerment through Education: A Case Study of Women Students at the University of The Gambia / Caroline Manion 31

3 Structure and Agency in India's Teacher Education Policy: Women Teachers' Progress through a Critical Feminist Lens / Sandra L. Stacki 49

4 Feast or Famine for Female Education in Kenya? A Structural Approach to Gender Equity / Lucy Mule 67

Part II Structure and Agency of International Forces for Female Education

5 Promoting Girls' Education in Africa: Evidence from the Field between 1996 and 2003 / David W. Chapman, Shirley J. Miske 87

6 The Dance of Agency and Structure in an Empowerment Educational Program in Mali and the Sudan / Karen Monkman, Rebecca Miles, Peter B. Easton 107

7 Res Publica Revisited: Gendered Agency through Education in NGOs / Cathryn Magno 127

8 Their One Best Hope: Educating Daughters in China / Vilma Seeberg 143

Part III Social Relations as Structural Parameters Defining Females' Agency in Education

9 Female Classroom Assistants: Agents of Change in Refugee Classrooms in West Africa? / Jackie Kirk, Rebecca Winthrop 161

10 A World Culture of Equality? The Institutional Structure of Schools and Cross-National Gender Differences in Academic Achievement / Alexander W. Wiseman 179 179

11 Looking Beyond the Household: The Importance of Community-Level Factors in Understanding Underrepresentation of Girls in Indian Education / Amita Chudgar 201

Part IV Women and the Research Setting: The Intersection of Structure and Agency in Methodologies

12 Life's Structures and the Individual's Agency: Making Sense of Women's Words / Flavia Ramos 219

13 Policy as Practice, Agency as Voice, Research as Intervention: Imag(in)g Girls' Education in China / Heidi Ross 233

Appendix Abbreviated Overview of Selected Policy Recommendations on Education and Training of Adolescent Girls and Adult Women 253.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780791472750

0791472752

9780791472767

0791472760

OCLC:

79256810