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Drawing on case-study research of initiatives aimed at increasing gender equality in schools 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.
List of contents
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
About the author
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.
Summary
Drawing on case-study research of initiatives aimed at increasing gender equality in schools 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.
