Addressing Gender Inequalities in Curriculum and Education : Review of Literature and Promising Practices to Inform Education Reform Initiatives in Thailand

Addressing Gender Inequalities in Curriculum and Education : Review of Literature and Promising Practices to Inform Education Reform Initiatives in Thailand

In Thailand and worldwide, despite increases in educational enrollment, rigid gender norms dictating appropriate roles and behaviors contribute to the persistence of the gender inequalities. Since education systems are embedded in the broader socia...

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Main Author: Levtov, Ruti
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
DISCRIMINATION
EFFECTING SOCIAL CHANGE
GENDER EQUITY THROUGH EDUCATION
GENDER INEQUALITIES
GENDER NORMS
GIRLS AND BOYS
HARMFUL SOCIAL NORMS
HOLISTIC INTERVENTIONS
SEX DISTRIBUTION OF TEACHERS
SOCIAL NORMS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20431471/addressing-gender-inequalities-curriculum-education-review-literature-promising-practices-inform-education-reform-initiatives-thailand
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spelling okr-10986-210342021-04-23T14:04:00Z Addressing Gender Inequalities in Curriculum and Education : Review of Literature and Promising Practices to Inform Education Reform Initiatives in Thailand Levtov, Ruti DISCRIMINATION EFFECTING SOCIAL CHANGE GENDER EQUITY THROUGH EDUCATION GENDER INEQUALITIES GENDER NORMS GIRLS AND BOYS HARMFUL SOCIAL NORMS HOLISTIC INTERVENTIONS SEX DISTRIBUTION OF TEACHERS SOCIAL NORMS In Thailand and worldwide, despite increases in educational enrollment, rigid gender norms dictating appropriate roles and behaviors contribute to the persistence of the gender inequalities. Since education systems are embedded in the broader social context, they reflect the inequalities that exist in society. The structure and content of schooling, textbooks, curricular choices, sex distribution of teachers and administrators, teacher attitudes and behaviors, classroom and discipline practices, and the presence of violence, reflect discriminatory and harmful social norms about the appropriate roles and opportunities for boys and girls (Connell, 1996, 2000, 2010). At the same time, schools have enormous potential to effect social change, transform gender relations, expanding the range of possibilities for both boys and girls (UNGEI, 2012a). This report provides a brief review of the literature and of interventions to promote gender equity through education in several specific areas: textbooks and curriculum; teacher distribution, attitudes, and behaviors; and school violence and discipline. And the report looks at holistic interventions that address multiple dimensions. This review also gives an overview of important steps for assessing gender issues in the educational system, emphasizes the need for rigorous interventions that measure a broad range of outcomes, provides recommendations for policy and programming, and highlights tools and resources. 2014-12-30T20:52:39Z 2014-12-30T20:52:39Z 2014 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20431471/addressing-gender-inequalities-curriculum-education-review-literature-promising-practices-inform-education-reform-initiatives-thailand http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21034 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper East Asia and Pacific Thailand
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topic DISCRIMINATION
EFFECTING SOCIAL CHANGE
GENDER EQUITY THROUGH EDUCATION
GENDER INEQUALITIES
GENDER NORMS
GIRLS AND BOYS
HARMFUL SOCIAL NORMS
HOLISTIC INTERVENTIONS
SEX DISTRIBUTION OF TEACHERS
SOCIAL NORMS
spellingShingle DISCRIMINATION
EFFECTING SOCIAL CHANGE
GENDER EQUITY THROUGH EDUCATION
GENDER INEQUALITIES
GENDER NORMS
GIRLS AND BOYS
HARMFUL SOCIAL NORMS
HOLISTIC INTERVENTIONS
SEX DISTRIBUTION OF TEACHERS
SOCIAL NORMS
Levtov, Ruti
Addressing Gender Inequalities in Curriculum and Education : Review of Literature and Promising Practices to Inform Education Reform Initiatives in Thailand
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Thailand
description In Thailand and worldwide, despite increases in educational enrollment, rigid gender norms dictating appropriate roles and behaviors contribute to the persistence of the gender inequalities. Since education systems are embedded in the broader social context, they reflect the inequalities that exist in society. The structure and content of schooling, textbooks, curricular choices, sex distribution of teachers and administrators, teacher attitudes and behaviors, classroom and discipline practices, and the presence of violence, reflect discriminatory and harmful social norms about the appropriate roles and opportunities for boys and girls (Connell, 1996, 2000, 2010). At the same time, schools have enormous potential to effect social change, transform gender relations, expanding the range of possibilities for both boys and girls (UNGEI, 2012a). This report provides a brief review of the literature and of interventions to promote gender equity through education in several specific areas: textbooks and curriculum; teacher distribution, attitudes, and behaviors; and school violence and discipline. And the report looks at holistic interventions that address multiple dimensions. This review also gives an overview of important steps for assessing gender issues in the educational system, emphasizes the need for rigorous interventions that measure a broad range of outcomes, provides recommendations for policy and programming, and highlights tools and resources.
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author Levtov, Ruti
author_facet Levtov, Ruti
author_sort Levtov, Ruti
title Addressing Gender Inequalities in Curriculum and Education : Review of Literature and Promising Practices to Inform Education Reform Initiatives in Thailand
title_short Addressing Gender Inequalities in Curriculum and Education : Review of Literature and Promising Practices to Inform Education Reform Initiatives in Thailand
title_full Addressing Gender Inequalities in Curriculum and Education : Review of Literature and Promising Practices to Inform Education Reform Initiatives in Thailand
title_fullStr Addressing Gender Inequalities in Curriculum and Education : Review of Literature and Promising Practices to Inform Education Reform Initiatives in Thailand
title_full_unstemmed Addressing Gender Inequalities in Curriculum and Education : Review of Literature and Promising Practices to Inform Education Reform Initiatives in Thailand
title_sort addressing gender inequalities in curriculum and education : review of literature and promising practices to inform education reform initiatives in thailand
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20431471/addressing-gender-inequalities-curriculum-education-review-literature-promising-practices-inform-education-reform-initiatives-thailand
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