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Gender and Education in Kenya explores the intersections of curriculum, pedagogy, policy, and gender. The contributors study depictions of gender in textbooks, the presence and roles of girls and women within classrooms in Kenya, and female leadership in education, arguing that there is a need to make curriculum more gender responsive.
List of contents
Introduction
Esther Mukewa Lisanza
Part 1: Gender and Curriculum
Chapter 1: Gender Issues in Kiswahili Set Books in Kenya
Catherine Mwihaki Ndungo
Chapter 2: Girls v. Boys: Gender Depiction in English Language Textbooks in Kenya's Elementary Schools
Mokaya Bosire and Zulekha Khamisi
Chapter 3: Curriculum and Gender: The Case of Primary School Social Studies Textbooks in Kenya
Esther Mukewa Lisanza
Chapter 4: The Complexities of Gender in High School History Classrooms in Kenya
Anne Rotich
Part 2: Girls' Education, Leadership, and Blindness
Chapter 5: Learning from What has Worked in Women School Leadership and Girls' Education in Kenya
Damari Choti
Chapter 6: Gazing at the Stars: Blind Women, Gender, and Education in Kenya
Leonora Anyango-Kivuva
Conclusion
Esther Mukewa Lisanza
About the author
Edited by Esther Mukewa Lisanza - Contributions by Mokaya Bosire; Damaris Choti; Zulekha R. Khamisi; Leonora Anyango-Kivuva; Esther Mukewa Lisanza; Catherine Mwihaki Ndungo and Anne Rotich
Summary
Gender and Education in Kenya explores the intersections of curriculum, pedagogy, policy, and gender. The contributors study depictions of gender in textbooks, the presence and roles of girls and women within classrooms in Kenya, and female leadership in education, arguing that there is a need to make curriculum more gender responsive.
