Gender, education and EFA in sub-Saharan Africa: Progress, challenges and the way forward.
| dc.contributor.author | Bunyi, G. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-03-26T09:08:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-03-26T09:08:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-03-26 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The universal primary education (UPE) decade (1990 to 2000) was characterized by very slow progress in the education of girls and women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Consequently, specific goals in gender education were articulated in the 2000 Dakar Education for All (EFA) Framework for Action. In this paper, I assess progress made towards the attainment of the goals at all levels – primary, secondary and tertiary education as well as in adult literacy; examine the economic, socio-cultural, contextual, and education system-related obstacles to the education of girls and women in sub-Saharan Africa; and highlight some of the interventions that have been implemented. Finally, I make suggestions on what needs to be done to enhance the attainment of the EFA in gender education goals and thereby accelerate the realization of education for all in sub-Saharan Africa. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Kenyatta University | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | The African Symposium Volume 8 Issue1 Pages 177 June 2008 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/3479 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | gender in education | |
| dc.subject | gender, | |
| dc.subject | ducation and literacy in sub-Saharan Africa | |
| dc.subject | girls' education | |
| dc.subject | assessment of progress towards education for all (EFA) | |
| dc.title | Gender, education and EFA in sub-Saharan Africa: Progress, challenges and the way forward. | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |