Beschreibung:
Sheena Erskine, Maggie Wilson
This book discusses equal opportunity for education in a global context. Research findings from all over the world, including Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and North America are presented. Wilson and Erskine have compiled chapters addressing current gender issues as well as specific problems facing policy makers and professionals alike.
Introduction, Sheena Erskine and Maggie Wilson * Evaluating National Policies on Gender Issues, Margaret B. Sutherland * Gender Equality in Scottish Schools: The Rhetoric of Policy and the Reality of Practice, Eileen Turner, Sally Brown and Sheila Riddell * Equal Opportunity Initiatives: England, Wales and the Netherlands Compared, Maggie Wilson and Hetty Dekkers * Australian Boys at Risk? The New Vocational Agendas in Schooling, Jane Kenway, Peter Watkins and Karen Tregenza * Waiting for the U.S. Government: The Implementation of Educational Legislation on Gender Issues, Nelly P. Stromquist * Doing Gender in Canadian Schools: An Overview of the Policy and Practice Melange, Rebecca Priegert Coulter * Barriers to Educational Opportunity in Malawi, Karin Hyde * Education and Gender Equality in Asia, Swarna Jayaweera