Gender and Education for All: Progress and problems in achieving gender equity

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 743-755

  Chisamya, Grace ^a   DeJaeghere, Joan ^b   Kendall, Nancy ^c   Khan, Marufa Aziz ^d  

^a United Nations   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d CARE Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Development; Education for All; Gender equity; Malawi

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EQUITY; FEMALE; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER RELATIONS; PRIMARY EDUCATION; VIOLENCE;

BANGLADESH; MALAWI;

EID: 84862200268     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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