Women and Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Power, Opportunities, and Constraints

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 1998

Women and Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Power, Opportunities, and Constraints

Edited by: Marianne Bloch , Josephine A. Beoku-Betts and B. Robert Tabachnick

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685859176

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The authors examine issues related to gender and education in sub-Saharan Africa, considering in particular the impact formal and nonformal education have had on African women.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Foreword Lioba Moshi Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Preface Marianne Bloch, Josephine A. Beoku-Betts and B. Robert Tabachnick Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
1 Gender and Educational Research, Policy, and Practice in Sub-Saharan Africa: Theoretical and Empirical Problems and Prospects Marianne Bloch and Frances Vavrus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Agents in Women's Education: Some Trends in the African Context Nelly Stromquist Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
PART 1 Nonformal Education
3 Rites and Reason: Precolonial Education and Its Relevance to the Current Production and Transmission of Knowledge Lynda R. Day Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
4 Beyond the Three Food Groups: Nutrition Education for Women in Africa Joanne Csete Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
5 Women and Nonformal Education in West Africa: Policy and Practice Polly Diven Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
PART 2 Formal Education
6 Inside Classrooms in Guinea: Girls' Experiences Kathryn M. Anderson-Levitt, Marianne Bloch and Aminata Maiga Soumare Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
7 Gender and Classroom Interactions in Liberia Mary B. Brenner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
8 Gender and Formal Education in Africa: An Exploration of the Opportunity Structure at the Secondary and Tertiary Levels Josephine A. Beoku-Betts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
9 "Education Is My Husband": Marriage, Gender, and Reproduction in Northern Tanzania Amy Stambach Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
10 Single-Sex Schooling and Its Effects on Nigerian Adolescents Valerie E. Lee and Marlaine E. Lockheed Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
PART 3 Politics, Economics, and Education
11 Gender and Education in Rural South Africa Adele Gordon, Doris Nkwe and Mellony Graven Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
12 The Status of Women in Southern Nigeria: Is Education a Help or a Hindrance? Marida Hollos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247
13 Searching for Utopia: The Politics of Gender and Education in Tanzania Marjorie Mbilinyi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
PART 4 Epilogue
14 Using the Past to Fashion an Expanding Future B. Robert Tabachnick and Josephine A. Beoku-Betts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
The Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	312
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	316
About the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	320

Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 320

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Published: June 21, 2022
ISBN: 9781685859176