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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786887803321

Titolo

Education and gender / / edited by Debotri Dhar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2015

ISBN

1-4725-0595-6

1-4725-0908-0

1-4725-9335-9

1-4725-0953-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Collana

Education as a humanitarian response

Classificazione

EDU043000EDU020000SOC032000

Disciplina

370.15/1

Soggetti

Educational equalization

Gender identity in education

Sex differences in education

Women - Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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



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