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Marra, Simona – Rural Society, 2008
Water insecurity is one of the most pressing issues currently faced by Malawi. The consequences of these issues are borne significantly by women, who are most directly involved with water provision and use, particularly at the household level. Since the mid-1990s, Malawi has undertaken a process of water policy reform. Reflective of international…
Descriptors: Privatization, Females, Foreign Countries, Gender Discrimination
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Jansen, Willy – Gender and Education, 2006
This article explores how gender is threaded through the expansion and privatization of higher education in Jordan. Due to the justified current concern with the educational deficit of Muslim girls, it is easy to overlook the educational advances made by girls in some Islamic countries. In Jordan, girls have profited more than boys from the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Privatization, Higher Education
Cinoglu, Mustafa – International Education Journal, 2006
This paper discusses privatization as policy tool to solve educational problems in Turkey. Turkey, as a developing country, is faced with many problems in education. Large class size, low enrollment rate, girl's education, high illiteracy rate, religious education, textbooks, curriculum and multicultural education are some of the important…
Descriptors: Private Education, Class Size, Private Schools, Multicultural Education