Romancing the State: Gender and Power in Education

Stromquist, Nelly P.

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“…Particularly in developing countries, the gender dimension of illiteracy has been raised in this regard, as the majority of illiterate or low-literate adults tend to be female in the poorest developing nations (Stromquist, 1995 and1999). Furthermore, there are numerous empirical relationships between literacy and fertility, infant mortality, and so forth.…”

Section: Role Of Literacy In the Socio-economic Development Of Rural mentioning

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Analysis of rural literacy as a panacea for socio-economy development of Nigeria

Olojede¹

2013

Int. J. Sociol. Anthropol.

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Literacy is useful at the individual level in inculcating humanistic etiquettes and manners. The human benefits from literature are related to factors such as the improved self-esteem, empowerment, creativity and critical reflection that participation in adult literacy programmes and the practice of literacy may produce. Benefits human derive from literacy apart from ability to read and write or numerate include improved health, increased political participation and so on. Nigeria is the most populous nation in sub-Saharan Africa and has estimated population of 158.4 million. Understanding the need for a literate society, the country has been involved with many activities aimed at providing access to literacy. However, there is disparity in access to literacy between urban and rural communities in Nigeria. The social and economic dimensions of providing education for the population, within the context of prevailing national circumstances of dwindling financial and other resources in the face of developments needs are heavy and investments in health, education and water supply have been focused largely on the cities. Despite phenomenal growth of the formal educational systems and the interest shown to non-formal education in the past decades, some members of the population are still found to be non-literate in Nigeria. Statistics of the 2006 census summary also reflect that a high percentage of rural dwellers including women do not have formal education. For the facts enumerated above, this study discusses the socio-economic need of rural literacy in the face of challenges that determined the rural people assessing educational opportunities. The paper also established the relationship that exists between rural and urban communities and concludes that for sustainable development of the rural communities, literacy must be able to attend to the livelihood and improvement skills of the people in the rural areas.

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Analysis of rural literacy as a panacea for socio-economy development of Nigeria

Olojede¹

2013

Int. J. Sociol. Anthropol.

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“…'Ruling class interests', therefore, often correspond to male gender interests. Where the ruling class and capitalism both benefit from women's subordination, the state will likely act in defence of patriarchy (Stromquist, 1995).…”

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“…Education is believed to instil in girls appropriate 'modern' attitudes, values, knowledge and skills. Such acculturation does not diminish women's subordination, but makes them more amenable to exploitation by capital (Gordon, 1996;Stromquist, 1995).…”

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Secondary Education Reform in Lesotho and Zimbabwe and the Needs of Rural Girls: Pronouncements, policy and practice

Ansell

2002

Comparative Education

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“…El género es entendido como un proceso de construcción social (Abreu, 2006), cuya representación se construye en base a tres niveles: 1) estructural, sustentado por la división social del trabajo; 2) institucional, conformado por normas que guían la distribución de recursos y oportunidades entre hombres y mujeres; y 3) simbólico, enmarcado por conceptos, mentalidades y representaciones colectivas de feminidad y masculinidad (Guzmán, 2003;Stromquist, 1995).…”

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Diferencias De Género en La Participación De La Población Adulta en Actividades De Aprendizaje No Formal E Informal: Situación Actual en España

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2015

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Romancing the State: Gender and Power in Education

Cited by 68 publications

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Analysis of rural literacy as a panacea for socio-economy development of Nigeria

Analysis of rural literacy as a panacea for socio-economy development of Nigeria

Secondary Education Reform in Lesotho and Zimbabwe and the Needs of Rural Girls: Pronouncements, policy and practice

Diferencias De Género en La Participación De La Población Adulta en Actividades De Aprendizaje No Formal E Informal: Situación Actual en España

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