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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Maslak, Mary Ann, 1960- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Education--Cross-cultural studies.

Women.

Educational equalization--Cross-cultural studies.

Educational equalization.

Education and state--Cross-cultural studies.

Education and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxviii, 277 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

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:

The intersection of public policies and gender : understanding state action in education / Nelly P. Stromquist

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

Structure and agency in India's teacher education policy : women teachers' progress through a critical feminist lens / Sandra L. Stacki

Feast or famine for female education in Kenya? A structural approach to gender equity / Lucy Mule

Promoting girls' education in Africa : evidence from the field between 1996 and 2003 / David W. Chapman, Shirley J. Miske

The dance of agency and structure in an empowerment educational program in Mali and the Sudan / Karen Monkman, Rebecca Miles, Peter B. Easton

Res publica revisited : gendered agency through education in NGOs / Cathryn Magno

Their one best hope : educating daughters in China / Vilma Seeberg

Female classroom assistants : agents of change in refugee classrooms in West Africa? / Jacki Kirk, Rebecca Winthrop

A world culture of equality? The institutional structure of schools and cross-national gender differences in academic achievement / Alexander W. Wiseman

Looking beyond the household : the importance of community-level factors in understanding underrepresentation of girls in Indian education / Amita Chudgar

Life's structures and the individual's agency : making sense of women's words / Flavia Ramos

Policy as practice, agency as voice, research as intervention : imag(in)ing girls' education in China / Heidi Ross

Appendix. Abbreviated overview of selected policy recommendations on education and training of adolescent girls and adult women.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4356-2895-0