1st Edition

Education, Poverty and Global Goals for Gender Equality How People Make Policy Happen

By Elaine Unterhalter, Amy North Copyright 2018
226 Pages
by Routledge

242 Pages
by Routledge

242 Pages
by Routledge

Drawing on case-study research that examined initiatives which engaged with global aspirations to advance gender equality in schooling in Kenya and South Africa, this book looks at how global frameworks on gender, education and poverty are interpreted in local settings and the politics of implementation. It discusses the forms of global agreements in particular contexts, and allows for an... Read more

1. Introduction 2. Contested meanings of gender equality in education Part 1 3. Ladders in the wind: Global policy on gender and education 4. Negotiating global gender and education policies in Kenya, 2003-2016 5. Global gender and education policy exchange in South Africa, 1991-2016 Part 2 6. People and policies: negotiating meanings of gender in education 7. Poverty and practice: Boundaries of blame and disconnection in education 8. Gender mainstreaming and education policy: interventions, institutions and interactions 9. Perspectives on the SDGs: It’s harder than you think

Biography

Elaine Unterhalter is Professor of Education and International Development at University College London, Institute of Education, London, UK.

Amy North is a Lecturer in Education and International Development, at University College London, Institute of Education London, UK.