{"product_id":"women-and-the-teaching-profession-exploring-the-feminisation-debate-9781849290722","title":"Women and the Teaching Profession: Exploring the Feminisation Debate","description":"The debates on women and teaching have been wide ranging and, in some cases, contentious. They have included reviews of why the profession can become gender imbalanced in favour of women, the impacts of this on learning processes and student education, and the implications on women’s overall empowerment within society and the economy.  Most of the research to date has concentrated on developed countries, such as the UK, Australia and Canada, where women have been a significant majority in the teaching workforce for decades. This study looks at how the teacher feminisation debate applies in developing countries. Drawing on the experiences of Dominica, Lesotho, Samoa, Sri Lanka and India, it provides a strong analytical understanding of the role of female teachers in the expansion of education systems, and the surrounding gender equality issues.  Co-published with UNESCO.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview\u003cbr\u003e‘an important contribution to scholarship on women and the teaching profession, and indeed to the wider field of gender and education.’ * Gender \u0026amp; Development, Volume 20, Issue 2, 2012, http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1080\/13552074.2012.687230 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003eForeword  Tables and figures  Acronyms and abbreviations   PART ONE: MULTI-COUNTRY ANALYSIS 1. Introduction and Background  Definitions and overview  Women, teaching and the feminisation debate within the context of the education Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Education for All (EFA)  Women, teaching and the feminisation debate within the context of broader gender equality  Scope, methodology and how the report is structured   2. Reviewing the Literature  ‘Feminisation’: layered understandings and focuses of research  Teaching and the employment of women: historical patterns and trends  Perspectives of teaching as a gendered profession  Perspectives on the consequences of feminisation  Feminisation of teaching through a broader gender equality lens   3. Statistical Trends in Selected Countries  Background to the countries  Access to education  Varying trends in teacher feminisation – national and sub-national patterns in female representation  Summary and conclusions   4. Debating the Trends and Issues  Exploring the key issues  Conclusions, recommendations and further research   PART TWO: COUNTRY REPORTS 5. Dominica  The Commonwealth of Dominica – background  Education in Dominica  Male and female teachers in Dominica  Educational outcomes  Dominica, women in teaching, and gender equality  Qualitative and quantitative research at the school level  Discussion and implications  Recommendations   6. Lesotho  Introduction and background  Situational analysis on the feminisation of the teaching profession  The field research  Findings, conclusions and discussions  Recommendations   7. India  Overview – women in the teaching profession in India  The policy framework which impacts female teacher recruitment  Case study of Kerala – teaching profession feminised  Case study of Rajasthan – low levels of female teachers  Female teachers and their impacts on school quality and on gender and social equity   8. Samoa  Introduction  Education in Samoa  Feminisation of teaching in Samoa: a statistical overview  Possible factors responsible for transforming teaching into ‘women’s work’  Implications and assumptions  Conclusions and recommendations   9. Sri Lanka  Background: the status of women in Sri Lanka  The education system  Feminisation of the teaching profession in Sri Lanka: analysis of trends and patterns  Factors for the transformation of teaching into ‘women’s work’  Discussion and conclusions: the feminisation of teaching and its relevance to gender dynamics in Sri Lankan society   Bibliography","brand":"Commonwealth Secretariat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51618905325911,"sku":"9781849290722","price":54.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781849290722.jpg?v=1756904142","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/women-and-the-teaching-profession-exploring-the-feminisation-debate-9781849290722","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}