“…Phiri ( 1981) looked at the under-representation of female students in technical education and vocational training in Ghana, Weis (1979 has documented the striking inequalities in recruitment to postprimary education between girls and boys. Recent studies in other parts of Africa substantiate the precarious position of girls as far as access to schooling is concerned (see for example Kelly 1978;Robertson 1986;Milton and Kuppenbach 1987;Lee 1988;Leigh-Doyle 1991 ). A number of factors constitute barriers to girls' full participation in schooling.…”
Section: Female Education and Its Role In Developmentmentioning
“…Phiri ( 1981) looked at the under-representation of female students in technical education and vocational training in Ghana, Weis (1979 has documented the striking inequalities in recruitment to postprimary education between girls and boys. Recent studies in other parts of Africa substantiate the precarious position of girls as far as access to schooling is concerned (see for example Kelly 1978;Robertson 1986;Milton and Kuppenbach 1987;Lee 1988;Leigh-Doyle 1991 ). A number of factors constitute barriers to girls' full participation in schooling.…”
Section: Female Education and Its Role In Developmentmentioning
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.