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UNINA9910511748303321 |
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Titolo |
Education and gender / / edited by Debotri Dhar |
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London : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2015 |
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ISBN |
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1-4725-0595-6 |
1-4725-0908-0 |
1-4725-9335-9 |
1-4725-0953-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (193 p.) |
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Collana |
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Education as a humanitarian response |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Educational equalization |
Gender identity in education |
Sex differences in education |
Women - Education |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Promoting girls' education in Kenya: insights from an NGO Initiative -- Katie Orlemanski and Dorothy Hodgson -- Gender, schooling and achievement in the Caribbean -- Mike Younger and Patricia George -- Gender and graduate education in the United States: women's advancement in STEM fields -- Ann Mari May and Yana Rodgers -- Nineteenth century social reform, gender politics, and the contemporary Indian education system -- Rumina Sethi -- The gender and education agenda in the United Kingdom, 1988-2013: the ever-turning wheel -- Mike Younger -- Unlearning gender and sexuality: the pedagogical work of LGBT organizations in Mexico City -- Anahi Russo Garrido -- Teaching for the future: feminist pedagogy and humanitarian education -- Debotri Dhar. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Education and Gender draws on international research from the USA, the UK, India, Mexico, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean, to provide a comprehensive global overview of the relationship between gender and education. Rooting constructions of gender and sexuality in specific geographical contexts, the contributors consider a range of issues. Themes discussed include the gender gap in educational |
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attainment; pedagogical strategies; stereotyping in curricula; and education policy. Drawing on best practices worldwide, the contributors identify the current gaps and propose solutions to promote gender-just, equitable and pluralistic societies. Each chapter includes key questions to encourage active engagement with the subject and a list of further reading to support taking the exploration further |
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