Changing Female Literacy Practices in Algeria - Empirical Study on Cultural Construction of Gender and Empowerment

From an ethnological standpoint, this study contends that the construction and implementation of a gender-based literacy program that empowers adult education learners in rural or semi-rural (hybrid) areas in Algeria must consider the context of the Arabic-Islamic tradition. In her research Anne Laaredj-Campbell examines the educational situation of women in the Haut Plateau by using methods derived from the field of ethnology. The author endeavors to take a look at the literacy practices and their theoretical implications for empowering women in Algeria. To date, there are no empirical studies on adult female literacy in Algeria that focus on the cultural construction of gender and empowerment. A gender approach to education is committed to establishing reasons for the deficiencies of literacy among women.

List of contents

Theoretical and conceptual overview of literacy.- Women's status in literacy and education.- Understanding the process of empowerment for rural women.- Empirical case studies of the Iqraa functional literacy program and Ibn Khaldun University survey in Tiaret, Algeria.

About the author

Anne Laaredj-Campbell received her doctorate degree in cultural anthropology from the Albert-Ludwigs‐Universität, Freiburg i. Br. Her research interests include gender and women studies as well as foreign language acquisition.

Summary

From an ethnological standpoint, this study contends that the construction and implementation of a gender-based literacy program that empowers adult education learners in rural or semi-rural (hybrid) areas in Algeria must consider the context of the Arabic-Islamic tradition. In her research Anne Laaredj-Campbell examines the educational situation of women in the Haut Plateau by using methods derived from the field of ethnology. The author endeavors to take a look at the literacy practices and their theoretical implications for empowering women in Algeria. To date, there are no empirical studies on adult female literacy in Algeria that focus on the cultural construction of gender and empowerment. A gender approach to education is committed to establishing reasons for the deficiencies of literacy among women. 

Product details

• Authors: Anne Laaredj-Campbell
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2015
• EAN: 9783658116323
• ISBN: 978-3-658-11632-3
• No. of pages: 394
• Dimensions: 149 mm x 211 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 531 g
• Illustrations: XVIII, 394 p. 32 illus. in color.
• Series: Springer VS; Edition Centaurus - Beiträge zur gesellschaftswissenschaftlichen Forschung; Edition Centaurus - Sozioökonomische Prozesse in Asien und Afrika; Edition Centaurus - Sozioökonomische Prozesse in Asien, Afrika und Lateinamerika; Edition Centaurus - Sozioökonomische Prozesse in Asien, Afrika und Lateinamerika
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; B, Gender Studies, Educational Policy, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Literacy, Social Sciences, Regional and Cultural Studies, Regional Cultural Studies, Regional Studies, Educational strategies & policy, Gender studies, gender groups, Educational Policy and Politics, Education and state, Culture—Study and teaching