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Frictions That Activate Change: Dynamics of Global to Local Non-Governmental Organizations for Female Education and Empowerment in China, India, and Pakistan
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Seeberg, Vilma; Baily, Supriya; Khan, Asima; Ross, Heidi; Wang, Yimin; Shah, Payal; Wang, Lei – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2017
This article examines how non-governmental organizations create resources and spaces for girls and women's education and empowerment in China, India and Pakistan--in the context of global expectations and local state relations as well as cultural norms. We examine the dynamics that foster female empowerment associated with educational attainment.…
Descriptors: Females, Social Change, Empowerment, Womens Education
China: Early Childhood Development. SABER Country Report, 2016
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Kidwai, Huma; Chen, Dandan – World Bank, 2016
This report presents the latest analysis of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs and policies that affect young children in the People's Republic of China and poses overall recommendations to move forward. Shanghai, being a model for several developmental issues in China, is used as an example to help elucidate viewpoints whenever…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Government Role, Child Development
Education, Gender and Islam in China: The Place of Religious Education in Challenging and Sustaining "Undisputed Traditions" among Chinese Muslim Women
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Jaschok, Maria; Chan, Hau Ming Vicky – International Journal of Educational Development, 2009
The essay investigates the place of religious and secular education in the lives of Chinese Muslim women. Education is treated as a site where state and society are reproduced and/or challenged, where tensions arise over control of minds and bodies, and over interpretations and uses of religion and culture. Specifically, the essay compares…
Descriptors: Muslims, Females, Islam, Foreign Countries
The Role of Women in Chinese Society.
Biaggio, Mary Kay – 1986
Historically, men's and women's roles in China have been highly structured. The People's Republic of China has stressed the importance of women overcoming historical oppression and has adopted policies aimed at emancipating women. When the Chinese Communist Party took control of China in 1949, the new government clearly stated the importance of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Females, Feminism, Foreign Countries
The State as a Support System: What Should Women in Academe Expect? A Global Perspective.
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NtiAsare, Nancy Sharp – 1995
A comparative analysis of family policy in various nations looks at state financial support for families and in particular how professional women in academia fare internationally with respect to state support for their families. The analysis includes a review of the general development of family support through the industrial revolution and the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Day Care, Family History
China Curriculum for Secondary Schools.
McBride, Marjorie; And Others – 1984
Designed to assist secondary teachers in teaching about China, this guide presents six units about the cultural and political patterns of Chinese life. Following a list of resources and audiovisual distributors, unit 1 provides opportunities to examine similarities and differences in Chinese and American world views, particularly attitudes of…
Descriptors: Art Expression, Chinese, Chinese Culture, Communism