Girls’ Education in Four Francophone African Countries : The Role of the Community
The key objective of this research effort in four African countries, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, and Mauritania, was to understand and explain the practices that are favorable to success for girls, and the underlying circumstances. The research rev...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/10/12356262/girls-education-four-francophone-african-countries-role-community http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9832 |
| Summary: | The key objective of this research
effort in four African countries, Burkina Faso, Guinea,
Mali, and Mauritania, was to understand and explain the
practices that are favorable to success for girls, and the
underlying circumstances. The research revealed that the
problems and success of girls' schooling are part of a
whole dynamic in which the community plays a role. Indeed,
the community represents an area of critical support to
girls' education because it gathers together the
players whose joint action is significant. This article
analyzes the role of the community as a success factor for
girls in school. The parents' associations (Association
des Parents d'Eleves-APE) and the mothers'
associations (Association des Mères d'Eleves-AME) are
part of the analysis insofar as they are an integral part of
the community space. |
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