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What works in girls' education : evidence and policies from the developing world

Title
What works in girls' education : evidence and policies from the developing world / Barbara Herz and Gene B. Sperling.
Author
Herz, Barbara Knapp
Publication
  • New York : Council on Foreign Relations, [2004]
  • ©2004

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Additional Authors
  • Sperling, Gene B.
  • Council on Foreign Relations, publisher.
Description
vii, 103 pages : illustrations; 28 cm
Summary
What Works in Girls' Education summarizes the extensive body of research on the state of girls' education in the developing world today; the impact of educating girls on families, economies, and nations; and the most promising approaches to increasing girls' enrollment and educational quality.
Subject
  • Girls > Education > Developing countries
  • Girls > Education
  • Bildungspolitik
  • Mädchenbildung
  • Developing countries
  • Entwicklungsländer
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-101).
Contents
The state of girls' education today -- The impact of educating girls: the evidence -- Understanding the disconnect: the benefits of girls' education versus the low levels of girls' enrollment and attainment -- What works to educate girls: the evidence -- Getting the job done -- Conclusion: a problem with a known cure -- Appendix: country case studies.
ISBN
  • 0876093446
  • 9780876093443
OCLC
  • ocm56800119
  • 56800119
  • SCSB-8922522
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library