Mothers and Schooling - Poverty, Gender and Educational Decision-Making in Rural Kenya

This ground-breaking book opens new horizons in understanding educational decision-making and how schooling patterns are shaped by, and reshape, rural communities. It provides a humane portrait of the struggles faced by mothers in rural Kenya to educate their children, despite the 'free education policy'.

Summary

This ground-breaking book opens new horizons in understanding educational decision-making and how schooling patterns are shaped by, and reshape, rural communities. It provides a humane portrait of the struggles faced by mothers in rural Kenya to educate their children, despite the ‘free education policy’.

Product details

• Authors: Fibian Lukalo
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2023
• EAN: 9780367746568
• ISBN: 978-0-367-74656-8
• No. of pages: 236
• Series: Education, Poverty and International Development
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, EDUCATION / Aims & Objectives, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Politics & government, Philosophy & theory of education, Politics and government, Social and cultural anthropology, Gender studies, gender groups, Moral and social purpose of education, Philosophy and theory of education, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Moral & social purpose of education