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9789462091375
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English
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Comparative and International Education, A Diversity of Voices 23
Series Statement:
Comparative and International Education: Diversity of Voices 23
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Educational Research E-Books Online, Collection 2005-2017, ISBN: 9789004394001
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SpringerLink
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Erscheint auch als Gendered Voices: Reflections on Gender and Education in South Africa and Sudan
Keywords:
Gender identity in education
;
Education
;
Education
Abstract:
Preliminary Material /H.B. Holmarsdottir , V. Nomlomo , A.I. Farag and Z. Desai -- Revisiting the Discourses on Gender Equality, Equity and Education /Halla B. Holmarsdottir , Vuyokazi Nomlomo , Alawia I. Farag and Zubeida Desai -- Moving Beyond the Numbers /Halla B. Holmarsdottir -- Reflections on the Struggle for Girls’ Education in Sudan /Amna Mohamed Bedri -- Interviewing Women /Marit Petersen -- A Critical Review of Gender Equality in Education /Shadia Abdelrahim Mohamed Daoud -- Does Education Work? /Alawia Ibrahim Farag -- Women in South Sudan /Anders Breidlid and Halldis Breidlid -- “To be a girl” /Vuyokazi Nomlomo -- In The Midst of Gender Norms /Heidi Lindberg Augestad -- Education a Tool of Empowerment? /Ingrid Birgitte Møller Ekne -- Writing Across Cultures /Ann Torday Gulden -- Bios GEEP book /H.B. Holmarsdottir , V. Nomlomo , A.I. Farag and Z. Desai.
Abstract:
Internationally, there is growing awareness that the target of Education for All by 2015 will not be met unless more strident efforts are made to improve access for marginalized, hard-to-reach children (most often girls). For almost four decades gender equality in education has been one of the key global concerns and as a result various organizations at national and international levels along with governments have initiated programs focusing on achieving gender equality, women’s empowerment and improving girls’ access to education. By focusing on access alone (i.e. gender parity) we may not understand how education can be used to achieve empowerment and influence cultural practices that are gender insensitive. In this volume we attempt to call into question the content of gender equality as simple parity and in doing so we reflect upon the following questions: Do the global (macro) discourses on gender equality in education lead to a focus on numbers only or to more profound sustainable changes at the national (meso) level and the school (micro) level? To what extent have national policies been adjusted to reflect the global discourses on gender equality? Are schools/classrooms (micro) expected to adjust to these global discourses and if so in what ways has this happened? What are the challenges of providing access to good quality education for girls in both countries? Is there a dichotomy between the schools/classrooms on the one hand and the community on the other in terms of gender equality/equity? To what extent is gender equality/equity imposed upon schools and communities and does it take into account the cultural practices in traditional communities?
Description / Table of Contents:
Gendered Voices: Reflections on Gender and Education inSouth Africa and Sudan; TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1. REVISITING THE DISCOURSES ON GENDEREQUALITY, EQUITY AND EDUCATION; NOTES; REFERENCES; AFFILIATIONS; SECTION I: REFLECTIONS ON DISCOURSES,STRUGGLES AND METHODOLOGY INGENDER AND EDUCATION; 2. MOVING BEYOND THE NUMBERS: What Does Gender Equality and Equity Really Mean?; INTRODUCTION; MAPPING: WHAT IS IT AND HOW IS IT USED?; My understanding of gender equality and equity; MAPPING THE GLOBAL DISCOURSES ON GENDER EQUALITY AND EQUITY; CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; AFFILIATIONS
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3. REFLECTIONS ON THE STRUGGLE FOR GIRLS'EDUCATION IN SUDANINTRODUCTION; AHFAD SCHOOLS AND THE BIRTH OF GIRLS' EDUCATION IN SUDAN; THE STRUGGLE FOR GIRLS' EDUCATION IN SUDAN; THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHILD WELFARE (NCCW); THE QURANIC SCHOOL; NOMADIC EDUCATION AND ITS IMPACT ON GIRLS' EDUCATION; CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; AFFILIATIONS; 4. INTERVIEWING WOMEN: How to Uncover Women's Perspectives through the Qualitative Interview; INTRODUCTION; THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON GENDER AND EDUCATION; Feminist approaches; The Capability Approach as a feminist development theory; METHODS
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THE RESEARCHER'S ROLELISTENING TO THE NARRATOR - AND LISTENING TO ONESELF; A NEW WAY OF LISTENING; Listening to the moral language; Listening to the meta-statements; Listening to the logic of the narrative; BRINGING IT TO A CLOSE; NOTES; REFERENCES; AFFILIATIONS; SECTION II: GENDER AND EDUCATION IN SUDAN; 5. A CRITICAL REVIEW OF GENDEREQUALITY IN EDUCATION: Reflecting on the Issues among Poor Communities in Sudan; INTRODUCTION; THE GLOBAL DISCOURSES ON GENDER EQUALITY AND EDUCATION; FEMINIST THEORIES AND GENDER EQUALITY; WOMEN'S LIBERATION MOVEMENT IN SUDAN
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GENDER EQUALITY, EDUCATION AND POVERTY IN SUDANCONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; AFFILIATIONS; 6. DOES EDUCATION WORK?: Perspectives on Semi-Nomadic Girls' Education in Some SelectedAreas of Sudan; INTRODUCTION; WHO ARE THE NOMADS AND WHY IS EDUCATIONA CHALLENGE FOR THESE COMMUNITIES?; Nomadic Life, Animals and Culture; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; Global Discourses; Feminist Theories; RESEARCH DESIGN; Instruments; The study site; FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION; FACTORS INFLUENCING GENDER EQUALITY IN SCHOOLS; School environment; Poverty; Distance to school; Socio-cultural practices
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PERCEPTIONS OF FEMALE SEMI-NOMADIC PUPILS ABOUT THEIREDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENTPARTICIPANTS' UNDERSTANDING OF EDUCATION,GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWERMENT; CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; AFFILIATIONS; 7. WOMEN IN SOUTH SUDAN: Education, Empowerment and Identity Construction; INTRODUCTION; GENDER EDUCATION REFORM IN THESOUTH - NEOCOLONIALISM REVISITED?; HOME AND SCHOOL, PLACE AND SPACE; CONSTRUCTION OF GENDER IDENTITY; HOME TERRITORY; SPACE AT HOME; SPACE IN SCHOOL; THE EXILE FACTOR; HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES; CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; AFFILIATIONS
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SECTION III: GENDER AND EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA
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10.1007/978-94-6209-137-5
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