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| Bunwaree, Sheila | 1 |
| Geissinger, Helen | 1 |
| Jayaweera, Swarna | 1 |
| Jones, Adele M. E. | 1 |
| Leach, Fiona | 1 |
| Mehran, Golnar | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Research | 4 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
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Geissinger, Helen – Compare, 1997
Provides background information on cultural and educational institutions of Papua New Guinea. Relates this material to girls' access to education, exploring physical and geographical factors, psycho-social factors, and socioeconomic factors. Concludes that Papua New Guinea does not offer much encouragement to girls to enter school or to stay, once…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Developing Nations, Economic Factors, Educational Opportunities
Bunwaree, Sheila – Compare, 1997
Argues that although Mauritius has an official policy of equal educational opportunity the policy is not effective. Part 1 discusses the historical development of the education system; part 2 reviews literature on women, education, development, and the labor market; and part 3 discusses current economic challenges and their relation to educational…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Economic Factors, Educational History
Mehran, Golnar – Compare, 1997
Evaluates results from the first phase of a UNICEF-Ministry of Education (Iran) Girls' Education Project aimed at reducing gender disparity in formal education at the primary level. Reports findings about why some girls remain out of primary school or fail to complete it. Describes the next two project phases. (DSK)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Developing Nations, Dropout Research, Educational Opportunities
Jayaweera, Swarna – Compare, 1997
Examines the extent to which higher education has facilitated or impeded economic and social empowerment of women in Asia, through developments and processes within family and educational institutions. Draws illustrations from South Asia, the Philippines, and Japan to reflect countries in different stages of development and with different cultural…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Jones, Adele M. E. – Compare, 1997
Considers experiences of over 200 women, in eight countries, involved in nonformal education, and results of selected nonformal education programs offered by governments, nongovernmental organizations, and educational institutions across the Caribbean and South Pacific. Uses a participatory approach in order to involve the women in analysis of the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Leach, Fiona – Compare, 2003
Examines role of schools and peer group culture in constructing male and female identity among adolescents in the context of gender violence. Discusses a United Kingdom Department for International Development funded study of abuse of girls in Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Ghana. Reveals contemplative sexual socialization processes in which male violence…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Aggression, Bullying, Comparative Education
