Opening Minds, Improving Lives : Education and Women's Empowerment in Honduras

Name: Opening Minds, Improving Lives
Brand: Vanderbilt University Press
SKU: 9780826518293
Price: 5950 KES
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ISBN: 9780826518293

by Erin Murphy-Graham

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 082651829X

ISBN-13 9780826518293

Publisher Vanderbilt University Press

Imprint Vanderbilt University Press

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date May 28th, 2012

Print length 240 Pages

Weight 358 grams

Dimensions 15.20 x 22.80 x 1.80 cms

Product Classification: Philosophy & theory of education Philosophy and theory of education Educational administration and organization Students & student organisations

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A fresh conception of women's empowerment through education as a process of recognition, capacity development, and action in a community setting

Juanita was seventeen years old and pregnant with her first child when she began an activity that would "open" her mind. Living in a remote Garifuna village in Honduras, Juanita had dropped out of school after the sixth grade. In 1996, a new educational program, Sistema de Aprendizaje Tutorial (Tutorial Learning System or SAT), was started in her community. The program helped her see the world differently and open a small business.

Empowering women through education has become a top priority of international development efforts. Erin MurphyGraham draws on more than a decade of qualitative research to examine the experiences of Juanita and eighteen other women who participated in the SAT program. Their narratives suggest the simple yet subtle ways education can spark the empowerment process, as well as the role of men and boys in promoting gender equality.

Drawing on indepth interviews and classroom observation in Honduras and Uganda, MurphyGraham shows the potential of the SAT program to empower women through expanded access and improved quality of secondary education in Latin America and Africa. An appendix provides samples of the classroom lessons.

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