Gender, Equality and Education from International and Comparative Perspectives (International Perspectives on Education and Society, 10) - Hardcover

David Baker; Alexander Wiseman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1848550944 ISBN 13: 9781848550940

Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2009

Synopsis

This volume of "International Perspectives on Education and Society" investigates the often controversial relationship between gender, equality and education from international and comparative perspectives. Much has been written recently about the global progress made toward gender parity in enrolment and curriculum in nations around the world. And there is much to tout in these areas. Although gender parity is not yet the global norm, the expectation of gender equality increasingly is. Some have gone so far as to say that the global expansion of modern mass schooling has created a world culture of gender equality in education. Yet, while there have been many positive advances regarding girls' and women's education around the world, there are still significant differences that are institutionalized in the policies and administrative structures of national education systems. For example, some of the strongest evidence of gendered inequality in schooling is the fact that in many developing countries there are large proportions of school-age children who are not in school - many if not most of whom are girls. The question this volume investigates is whether gender equality in education is really being achieved in schools around the world or not.

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About the Author:

David Baker - Pennsylvania State University, USA
Alexander Wiseman - Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, USA

About this edition

• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1848550944
• ISBN 13: 9781848550940
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 456