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Original Essays | June 11, 2013
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Gender, Education and Development: Beyond Access to Empowermentby Sheila S. Bunwaree
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:This book grounds the education of women and girls in the realities of their lives and experience in diverse areas of the developing world. The case studies range from the Arakambut of Peru to the changing experience of racialized education in South Africa. The contributors take issue with the World Banks view that the education of girls and women is important primarily as a cost-effective mechanism for making women more economically productive. About the AuthorChristine Heward is a senior lecturer at the Institute of Education, University of Warwick. Sheila Bunwaree is lecturer in the Faculty of Social Studies and Humanities, University of Mauritius. Table of ContentsIntroduction * Part I: Changing Political Contexts * SAP's in Africa and Latin America * Papua New Guinea * South Africa * Peru * Part II: Africa: Changing Family and Household Contexts * Ethiopia * Niger * Tanzania * Part III: Middle Income Countries: Gender, Education and the Labour Market * Mauritius * Malaysia * Part IV: South Asian Contrasts * Sri Lanka * Nepal * Pakistan What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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