Gender, Education and Development - Beyond Access to Empowerment (Paperback)

This book grounds the education of women and girls in the realities of their lives and experience in diverse areas of the developing world. Moving beyond the previous emphasis on access to education to problematise its content and the way it is experienced, the case studies range from the Arakambut of Peru to the changing experience of racialised education in South Africa. The contributors take issue with the World Bank's view that the education of girls and women is important primarily as a cost-effective mechanism for making women more economically productive. Including an overview chapter on the impact of structural adjustment on education throughout Latin America and Africa, the book provides detailed information on Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Africa, Niger and Mauritius. It meets the urgent need to understand the education of women and girls in their economic, political and cultural contexts.

General

Imprint:	Zed Books Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	1998
First published:	February 1999
Editors:	Christine Heward • Sheila Bunwaree
Dimensions:	217 x 140 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-85649-632-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Promotions
LSN:	1-85649-632-5
Barcode:	9781856496322

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