Global perspectives on gender and sexuality in education : raising awareness, fostering equity, advancing justice / edited by Elinor L. Brown (University of Kentucky) and Guichun Zong (Kennesaw State University).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brown, Elinor L., editor.

Zong, Guichun, editor.

Series:

International advances in education.

International advances in education : global initiatives for equity and social justice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sexism in education--Developing countries--Cross-cultural studies.

Sexism in education.

Educational equalization--Developing countries--Cross-cultural studies.

Educational equalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (342 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, North Carolina : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2017.

Summary:

International Advances in Education: Global Initiatives for Equity and Social Justice is an international research monograph series that contributes to the body of inclusive educational policies and practices focused on: empowering society's most vulnerable groups; raising the ethical consciousness of those in positions of authority; and encouraging all to take up the mantle of global equity in educational opportunity, economic freedom and human dignity. Each themed volume in this series draws on the research and innovative practices of investigators, academics, educators, politicians, administrators, and community organizers around the globe.This volume consists of three sections; each centered on an aspect of gender equity in the context of education. The chapters are drawn from a wide range of countries including: Australia, China, Gambia, India, Italy, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Slovenia, Swaziland, Grenada, Jamaica, Trinidad, Tobago, The United States, and Turkey addressing issues of gender equity, citizenship education, egalitarianism in sexual orientation, and strategies to combat human trafficking. The 15 chapters document both the progress and challenges facing those who strive for gender equity in access to education, the portrayal of women in curricula, and the acceptance of diverse sexual orientations within differing country contexts and provide an overview of promising policies, practices and replicable successful programs.

Contents:

Series Introduction / Elinor L. Brown, Rhonda C. Craven, and George McLean. Volume Introduction / Elinor L. Brown and Guichun Zong

Acknowledgements

Part I. Promoting gender equity in access to schooling

Chapter 1. Gender and schooling in lao pdr: The confluence of ethnic minority status, politics, and history / Leena Her

Chapter 2. Kenya's initiatives to gender equity in basic education through international and national gender framework lenses / Anne Kanga, Salome Maina, and Lawrence Njoroge

Chapter 3. Missing girls in schools: Gender inequality and educational disparities in rural China / Guang Yu Tan

Chapter 4. Understanding the gambia success story in girls' education: Enabling factors and remaining challenges / Carly Manion and Haddy Njie

Chapter 5. Educational rights of a girl child in India? Examining intersection between national curricular reform policy and education as a fundamental rights law / Geeta Verma and Vanashri Nargund-Joshi

Part II. Reducing gender bias in K-12 curricula

Chapter 6. From nanny of the maroons to portia simpson: Rebel women writing new Chapters in Caribbean history and politics / Marva McClean

Chapter 7. Which half of the sky? A critical analysis of representation of women in new Chinese middle school history textbooks / Guichun Zong

Chapter 8. Alippe, bukvar', and gender: A comparative analysis of early literacy textbooks in kazakhstan and kyrgyzstan / Rakhat Zholdoshalieva and Olga Mun

Chapter 9. Classroom strategies for reducing gender inequities in history / Ginney Norton

Chapter 10. Active democratic citizenship education: A curriculum for reducing gender bias and bullying / Bulent Tarman and Ahmet Doganay

Part III. Teaching, learning, living in gender/sexually inclusive environments

Chapter 11. Making sense of changes in education, social justice, and equity for women in China / Xiaoli Jiang

Chapter 12. Constructions of gender among abantu cultures of southern Africa / Kayi Ntinda

Chapter 13. Human trafficking on the web: Opportunities for education / Mojca Pajnik and Veronika Bajt

Chapter 14. Queering multicultural education / Tinashe M. Dune, Elias Mpofu, David Evans, and Gerard Sullivan

Chapter 15. Sexual orientation, gender, and inclusive education: The impact of learning environment and social support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender children and youth / Jacqueline Ullman, Gerard Sullivan, and Heidi Gilchrist

About the contributors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9781681237961

1681237962

OCLC:

985447980