03614nam 22006852 450 991082831200332120200514202323.01-4725-0595-61-4725-0908-01-4725-9335-91-4725-0953-610.5040/9781472593351(CKB)3710000000222792(EBL)1769095(SSID)ssj0001292480(PQKBManifestationID)12561794(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001292480(PQKBWorkID)11284059(PQKB)10112955(MiAaPQ)EBC1769095(OCoLC)1154966621(UtOrBLW)bpp09257917(MiAaPQ)EBC6163831(UtOrBLW)BP9781472593351BC(EXLCZ)99371000000022279220140515d2015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEducation and gender /edited by Debotri DharLondon :Bloomsbury Academic,2015.1 online resource (193 p.)Education as a humanitarian responseIncludes index.1-322-06386-9 1-4725-0834-3 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.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 furtherEducation as a humanitarian response.Educational equalizationCross-cultural studiesGender identity in educationCross-cultural studiesSex differences in educationCross-cultural studiesWomenEducationCross-cultural studiesGender studies, gender groupsEducational equalizationGender identity in educationSex differences in educationWomenEducation370.15/1EDU043000EDU020000SOC032000bisacshDhar DebotriUtOrBLWUtOrBLWUkLoBPBOOK9910828312003321Education and gender3976585UNINA