Thera Mjaaland

Revolutionary Struggles and Girls' Education

At the Frontiers of Gender Norms in North-Ethiopia

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Revolutionary Struggles and Girls' Education centers on the education system of North-Ethiopia's (in)ability to address discrimination and enable transformation of "hard-lived" gender norms, which therefore continue to hinder girls’ educational performance, even after parity is reached.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 596g
• ISBN-13: 9781498594653
• ISBN-10: 1498594654
• Artikelnr.: 61189561

Autorenporträt

Thera Mjaaland is a researcher in the department of social anthropology at Addis Ababa University and adjunct associate professor at the Institute for Environment, Gender, and Development at Mekelle University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1. The Politico-Historical Context from the Perspective of Gender
Equality
Chapter 2. Education and Household ViabilityChapter 3. The Nexus of
Underage Marriage and Education Chapter 4. Learning to "Hold Back"
Chapter 5. Youth Sexuality in the Context of Secondary School
Chapter 6. Negotiating Femaleness
Chapter 7. "Education is the Foundation for Development"
Chapter 8. Revolutions, Teaching-Learning Practices and the Reproduction of
Power
Chapter 9. Blaming the Girls
Concluding Remarks