Education, Gender and Development

Taylor & Francis

Education, Gender and DevelopmentA Capabilities Perspective\nAuthor(s): Mari-Anne Okkolin\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138673045, 978-1138673045\nSynopsis\nThis compelling book takes a novel approach to the complexities of girls and womens education in the global South. To unravel the critical issues and processes behind educational advancement and to identify the factors that support the construction of educational well-being and agency from gender perspective, the book narrates the stories of women who have successfully built their educational careers to higher education. The book creatively applies the human development and capabilities approach to analyze and assess educational advancement and development.\n\nMari-Anne Okkolin offers a fresh voice to the field of education, gender and development. The book draws on rich, in-depth evidence from Tanzanian women who have reached higher education, placing the.