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Direct linkHockett, Eloise – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2021
The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine one rural Kenyan community's attempts to improve the educational attainment for primary school girls in the region. Data were gathered through field notes; school artifacts; and interviews with teachers, community members, and grade eight girls. The asset-building theory of change (social,…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Females, Adolescents, Rural Schools
Sperandio, Jill – Gender and Education, 2011
Empowering women to control and change their lives continues to be an important goal for many nations. This article examines the empowering effects of being selected and trained to lead rural schools in Bangladesh, using survey and interview data from 152 village women working with the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee education programme.…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Females, Holistic Approach, Foreign Countries
Lubeski, Nancy J. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This doctoral research work explores the quality of educational experiences and access to opportunities for girls with disabilities in selected rural primary schools in Malawi. The context for this study lies within four of the six goals contained within the World Declaration on Education for All doctrine, a document which lays out a framework for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Special Education Teachers, Elementary School Students
Download full textSankhulani, Lillian – International Education Journal, 2007
This paper reports on the findings of the preliminary research that I conducted in two districts of southern Malawi, Africa. The purpose of the research was to establish the existence of the Sara Communication Initiative (SCI), a girls' intervention program, which had been introduced to selected rural schools. During the preliminary visits, I…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Role Models, Intervention, Females
Commission for International Adult Education, 2011
The 2011 International Pre-Conference of the Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE), American Association for Adult & Continuing (AAACE), was successfully conducted from October 30-November 1, at the Hyatt Regency, Indianapolis, Indiana. This publication presents the papers presented during the proceedings. These are: (1) Adult…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Andragogy, Adult Education, Lifelong Learning
Levy, Dan; Sloan, Matt; Linden, Leigh; Kazianga, Harounan – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2009
The BRIGHT program was designed to improve the educational outcomes of children in Burkina Faso. It focused on girls in particular and was implemented in 132 rural villages throughout the 10 provinces of the country in which girls' enrollment rates were lowest. It consisted of constructing primary schools with three classrooms and implementing a…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Females, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education
Huq, Molla; Rahman, Pk Md. Motiur – International Education Studies, 2008
Enrolment and success rates are very crucial for any educational system in the world but they are more important for the developing countries like Bangladesh. Gender differences in enrolment and success rates are also emerging issues. This study investigated the enrolment and success rate's status in secondary educational system of Bangladesh…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Gender Bias, Secondary Education
Agency for International Development (IDCA), Washington, DC. Center for Development Information and Evaluation. – 1999
In Guatemala, many girls attend no school. A project by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Basic Education Strengthening (BEST), demonstrated that improving educational quality is the best approach to enhancing girls' participation. BEST included a Girls Education Program (GEP) activity. Under the BEST/GEP umbrella,…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy, Educational Quality
Hussain, Farhat; Eastmond, Jefferson N. – 1977
An April-May 1976 nationwide sample of more than 800 schools in rural Pakistan provides data to form composite pictures of the typical boys school and girls school. An observation checklist records such aspects as: (1) government ownership of building; (2) structural soundness and maintenance of walls, roof, veranda, steps, floors, windows; (3)…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Building Design, Classroom Environment, Classrooms
Mishra, Arun; Khanna, Pinki; Shrivastava, Nalini – 1999
Despite United Nations' efforts, inequality of access for girls and women to technical and vocational education (TVE) persists in India. Challenges of the 21st century with regard to ensuring equal access of girls and women to TVE include: increasing the participation of girls (especially rural girls) in TVE; overcoming gender bias and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Developing Nations, Educational Planning
