Exploring the Bias
Gender and Stereotyping in Secondary Schools
Published on 1. June 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-84929-007-4 (ISBN)
Description
Achieving the Millennium Development Goal to promote gender equality and to empower women is a continuing aim for all developing countries. Education is key to achieving this goal, and it is imperative that gender equality is implemented from the classroom onwards. The challenge for schools is to ensure that they create an ethos that promotes gender equality in all aspects of the classroom and other school activities. Through seven case studies of secondary schools in India, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Samoa, Seychelles, and Trinidad & Tobago, Exploring the Bias analyses whether schools perpetuate gender stereotypes and investigates how this can be prevented. By comparing classroom practices in such diverse countries, this book provides insights and recommendations that will be useful for policy-makers and educators worldwide.
Reviews / Votes
'provides a large number of thought-provoking points which will stimulate discussion.' Management in Education, Vol. 24 No. 1, January 2010More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 165 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84929-007-4 (9781849290074)
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Persons
Dr Elspeth Page is an independent consultant with over 20 years experience in Africa, South Asia and Europe and a doctorate in education, gender & international development. Her interests span pre-primary, primary & elementary and youth & adult non-formal levels, focusing on pedagogy, curriculum, gender, marginalised groups, inclusion and empowerment. Her work encompasses capacity building; skill transfer; empowering partner organisations; networking; project cycle management; project conceptualisation and planning; formative and summative M&E approaches; reflective processes; institutional learning and knowledge management. Dr Jyotsna Jha works as Advisor, Education and Gender, and Education and HIV & AIDS at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London. Her work on gender and education in the Secretariat has focused on research and advocacy on various aspects including the issues of promoting schooling practices that promote respect for equality and diversity, empowerment focused girls' education and boys' underachievement. Prior to joining the Secretariat Jyotsna was based in India where she undertook several research, evaluation and implementation-support projects for both government and non-government organisations, and for national and international agencies. She has worked with educational policy planners, administrators, teachers and professionals at various levels.
Content
List of tables, figures and boxes Acronyms and abbreviations Acknowledgements Foreword Contributors 1. School, Gender and Stereotypes: Despair and Hope The Conceptual Frame Approach and Methodology Statistical Overview: Development, Gender and Education in the Case Study Countries Addressing the Research Questions 2. Unravelling Multiple Dimensions of Gender in Seychelles Introduction Background The Research and Sample Analysis Conclusions and Recommendations 3. Sex or Gender Equity: the Organisation of Schooling in Trinidad and Tobago Introduction The Research The Sample Portraying Gender Processes in Schooling Conclusion and Implications for Policy 4. Making Gender Sense in Malaysian Secondary Schools Introduction The Malaysian Study Findings of the study Conclusions 5. Education, Gender and Fa'aSamoa: 'the Samoan Way of Doing Things' Setting the Scene: Samoa Country Profile The Research in Samoa Analysis and Discussion Conclusions and Policy Implications 6. A Gendered Analysis of Secondary Schooling Processes in India Introduction Setting the scene The Research Main Findings Conclusions and Recommendations 7. Gendered Education: A Case Study of Schools in Pakistan Introduction Sindh: The Study Context The Study Schools Findings and Analysis Conclusions and Recommendations 8. The Reproduction of Gendered Inequalities in Nigerian Secondary Schools Introduction The Research and the Sample The Findings Conclusion and Policy Suggestions Glossary of Gender Terms Glossary of Non-English Words and Phrases Bibliography and References