Women Teachers in Africa - Challenges and Possibilities

Informationen zum Autor Nelly Stromquist is Professor of International Education Policy at University of Maryland, USA. Steven J. Klees is Professor of International Education Policy at University of Maryland, USA. Jing Lin is Professor of International Education Policy at University of Maryland, USA. Zusammenfassung Through qualitative research methods, this book engages in a holistic understanding of cultural, economic, and institutional forces that interact to produce the underrepresentation of women as school teachers in four sub-Saharan African countries. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Increasing Female School Teachers in African Countries: Effects, Barriers, and Policies 2. Women Teachers in Liberia: Social Forces Accounting for Professional Underrepresentation 3. Women Teachers in Tanzania: Barriers Encountered and Policy Recommendations 4. Women Teachers in Uganda: Voices from the Field 5. Women Teachers in Togo: Tradition and Power in the Construction of Gender Conclusions Epilogue: A Note on Teacher Salaries

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• Authors: Nelly (University of Maryland Stromquist, Nelly P. (University of Maryland Stromquist, Nelly P. Klees Stromquist
• Assisted by: Steven Klees (Editor), Steven J. Klees (Editor), Steven J. (University of Maryland Klees (Editor), Klees Steven (Editor), Jing Lin (Editor), Jing (University of Maryland Lin (Editor), Lin Jing (Editor), Nelly Stromquist (Editor), Nelly P. Stromquist (Editor), Nelly P. (University of Maryland Stromquist (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.02.2017
• EAN: 9781138220669
• ISBN: 978-1-138-22066-9
• No. of pages: 214
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, EDUCATION / Administration / General, Teaching staff, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Sub-Saharan Africa