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Title

Gender equity in junior and senior secondary education in Sub-Saharan Africa / Esi Sutherland-Addy.

Author

Sutherland-Addy, Esi.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, Africa Region Human Development Department, 2008.

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World Bank. Africa Regional Office. Human Development Department.

Description

xxiv, 63 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.

Summary

Evidence of gender inequity and inequality in terms of access, retention and performance in secondary education in Sub-Saharan Africa raises many questions. While transition rates from primary to secondary are higher for girls than boys, and the repetition rates are lower, girls still significantly trail behind boys in terms of secondary GER. This study documents and analyzes the extent and nature of gender disadvantage in junior and senior secondary education. It analyzes the causes of this disadvantage and identifies strategies that may be effective in reducing or eliminating it.

Series Statement

• World Bank working paper, 1726-5878 ; no. 140
• Africa human development series

Uniform Title

• Africa Region human development series.
• World Bank working paper ; no. 140.

Subjects

• Girls > Education (Secondary) > Africa, Sub-Saharan
• Education, Secondary > Africa, Sub-Saharan
• Sex differences in education > Africa, Sub-Saharan

Note

• Executive summary also in French.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-63).

Contents

Resume Analytique -- Objectives of the Study -- Scope and Content -- Constraints of the Study -- The Global and Regional Context -- The Essence of Adolescence -- 1. Participation in Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Global Picture -- EFA and Secondary Education -- Definition of Terms -- Gender Equity and Education -- Secondary Education in SSA -- Primary Completion and the Transition to Lower Secondary Education -- Gender Disparity in Secondary Education: A Widening Gap -- 2. Factors Affecting the Participation of Girls in Secondary Education -- Economic Policies, Growth, and Development -- Equity, Financial Measures, and Good Governance -- Making Girls' Schooling Affordable: The Impact of Fees -- The Bottleneck Effect -- The School Environment -- Sociocultural Barriers -- Violence against Girls -- The Unreached -- Summary of Factors -- 3. Promotion of Female Participation in Secondary Education -- Two Policy Challenges -- State Policy and the Promotion of Female Participation in Secondary Education -- 4. Institutions Addressing the Issue of Secondary Education -- CAMFED -- The Role of Civil Society: The FAWE Approach -- FAWE Centres of Excellence: Making the Case for the Holistic Approach -- Challenges of the COE Concept -- 5. Concluding Observations -- Quality Factor -- Importance of Intersectoral Approaches -- Involvement of Students -- Expanding Opportunities -- Taking Best Practices to Scale -- 1. GER at Junior Secondary School Level in Senegal, 2000 -- 2. Trends in Basic or Proxy Indicators to Measure EFA Goals 4 and 5 -- 3. Share of Children 15-19 Who Have Completed Primary School, by Gender (percent) -- 4. General Performance in Mathematics in Tanzania, 2000 -- 5. Subject Enrollment for the Malawi Secondary School Leaving Examination, by Gender -- 6. Reasons for the Low Participation of Girls in Science, Maths, and Technological Subjects in Ghana -- 7. National Open Apprenticeship Scheme, Edo State, Nigeria -- 8. Manazini Industrial Training Center Enrollment, 1990/91, Swaziland -- 9. Final Baccalauræ♯ate (Senior High School) Results in TVE in Burkina Faso (1992) -- 10. Details of Performance by Subject Area-High School Results in TVE in Burkina Faso (1992) -- 11. Factors Affecting Disparities in Secondary Education -- 12. A Summary of Obstacles and Possible Strategies for Overcoming Them -- 13. A National Vision for Girls' Education in Ghana: Gender Targets Set by the Girls' Education Unit, 2001 -- 14. Female Participation Rates at Various Level of Education: 1998/90-2000/01 -- 15. MOE/GEU Interventions in Girls' Education -- 16. Gender Activities by Development Partners -- 17. FAWE Pilot Centres of Excellence at a Glance -- 18. Costs of the Centres of Excellence -- 1. Summary of Factors Affecting Disparities in Secondary Education -- 2. EFA and MDG Goals Related to Secondary Education for Girls.

ISBN

• 0821375059
• 9780821375051

LCCN

99931534721

OCLC

• ocn212327845
• 212327845
• SCSB-5436760

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Columbia University Libraries