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Biraimah, Karen Coffyn – Comparative Education Review, 1980
To obtain a clearer understanding of the school's ability to affect female role expectations, the author examined a government secondary school in Lome, Togo. Her study focuses on students' internalization of teacher attitudes, classroom interaction messages, and implicit school authority structures plus girls' stated educational/career…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Developing Nations, Educational Environment, Expectation
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Stromquist, Nelly P. – Comparative Education Review, 1990
Examines relationships among gender, subordination, politics, poverty, and illiteracy in developing nations. Links women's illiteracy with uneven power distribution. Suggests that patriarchal ideologies shaping the sexual division of labor affect women's access to education and attainment of literacy. Recommends literacy programs be more relevant…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Developing Nations