Inexcusable absence : why 60 million girls still aren't in school and what to do about it /

Detaylı Bibliyografya
Yazar: Lewis, Maureen A., 1952-
Diğer Yazarlar: Lockheed, Marlaine E.
Materyal Türü: Kitap
Dil:English
Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Washington, D.C. : Center for Global Development, c2006.
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İçindekiler:
  • Overview: Who are the out-of-school girls--and what can be done to get them in school?
  • Sources, forms, and levels of exclusion
  • How many girls are excluded?
  • Advancing excluded girls' education
  • Chapter 1. Progress in girls' education
  • Girls catching up--global progress in education
  • Why has there been so much progress--and can it continue?
  • Lagging performance of groups within countriems remains a challenge
  • Conclusions
  • Chapter 2. Social exclusion and barriers to girls' schooling
  • Multiple sources of social exclusion
  • Exclusion and the demand for schooling
  • Gender, exclusion, and the supply of schooling
  • Discrimination and other barriers to the demand and supply of schooling
  • Chapter 3. Multiple exclusions, educational attainment, and student performance
  • Evidence from OECD countries
  • Evidence from developing countries on gender, exclusion, and primary school enrollment and completion
  • Evidence from developing countries on gender, exlusion, and learning
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 4. Strategies for addressing the multiple sources of exclusion faced by girls
  • Altering education policies and addressing discrimination
  • Expanding options for schooling
  • Improving the quality and relevance of schools and classrooms
  • Creating incentives for households to send girls to school
  • Conclusions and recommendations.