Educational aspirations and gender equality: Pathways to the empowerment of girls in disadvantaged communities in North and South Sudan

Doctor Educationis === Sudan is one of the countries with a large number of people who move around the country for safety and better living conditions due to conflicts and the long-lasting war. These people are referred to as Internally Displaced People (IDPs), and most of them live in rural area...

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Other Authors: Taha, Nagla Babelkheir Ibrahim
Language:en
Published: University of the Western Cape 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11394/8516
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spelling ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-uwc-oai-etd.uwc.ac.za-11394-85162021-10-15T05:09:29Z Educational aspirations and gender equality: Pathways to the empowerment of girls in disadvantaged communities in North and South Sudan Taha, Nagla Babelkheir Ibrahim Sudan Internally Displaced People (IDPs) Conflicts Wars Rural areas Gender Social services Socio-economic deterioration Healthcare Education Infrastructure Facilities Teaching-learning materials Gender empowerment Girls aspirations Illiteracy Women Teacher shortage Doctor Educationis Sudan is one of the countries with a large number of people who move around the country for safety and better living conditions due to conflicts and the long-lasting war. These people are referred to as Internally Displaced People (IDPs), and most of them live in rural areas. The war in Sudan has led to socio-economic deterioration and has negatively affected social services such as health and education, particularly in the IDP camps. As a result, children's access to education and the quality of education remains a great concern. Educational challenges include poor infrastructure, lack of facilities and teaching-learning materials, overcrowding, and shortage of trained teachers. Illiteracy rates are higher among women, and drop-out rates are higher among girls. It is believed that traditional socio-cultural practices are barriers to girls' access to education in this country. In light of the above, this study investigates factors that contribute to girls' construction of educational aspirations in the IDP camps of North and South Sudan. The girls' educational aspirations are explored concerning gender empowerment discourses to gain an understanding of how gender empowerment is perceived and implemented by young females as they move between the school and home environments. It analyzes the impact of socio-cultural factors on girls' educational aspirations, perceptions, and self-esteem to understand the significance of education within a gender empowerment framework in the lives of young girls 10 disadvantaged communities of Sudan. Through the lens of the Capabilities Approach and various Feminist views, the study explores how gender discourses in education are understood, and the extent to which they contribute to building girls' opportunities and capacities in the local context. The study provides an analysis of the girls' opinions of themself and the influence of socio-cultural factors on their inspirational plans and expectations. 2021-10-13T08:17:33Z 2021-10-13T08:17:33Z 2013 http://hdl.handle.net/11394/8516 en University of the Western Cape University of the Western Cape
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topic Sudan
Internally Displaced People
(IDPs)
Conflicts
Wars
Rural areas
Gender
Social services
Socio-economic deterioration
Healthcare
Education
Infrastructure
Facilities
Teaching-learning materials
Gender empowerment
Girls aspirations
Illiteracy
Women
Teacher shortage
spellingShingle Sudan
Internally Displaced People
(IDPs)
Conflicts
Wars
Rural areas
Gender
Social services
Socio-economic deterioration
Healthcare
Education
Infrastructure
Facilities
Teaching-learning materials
Gender empowerment
Girls aspirations
Illiteracy
Women
Teacher shortage
Educational aspirations and gender equality: Pathways to the empowerment of girls in disadvantaged communities in North and South Sudan
description Doctor Educationis === Sudan is one of the countries with a large number of people who move around the country for safety and better living conditions due to conflicts and the long-lasting war. These people are referred to as Internally Displaced People (IDPs), and most of them live in rural areas. The war in Sudan has led to socio-economic deterioration and has negatively affected social services such as health and education, particularly in the IDP camps. As a result, children's access to education and the quality of education remains a great concern. Educational challenges include poor infrastructure, lack of facilities and teaching-learning materials, overcrowding, and shortage of trained teachers. Illiteracy rates are higher among women, and drop-out rates are higher among girls. It is believed that traditional socio-cultural practices are barriers to girls' access to education in this country. In light of the above, this study investigates factors that contribute to girls' construction of educational aspirations in the IDP camps of North and South Sudan. The girls' educational aspirations are explored concerning gender empowerment discourses to gain an understanding of how gender empowerment is perceived and implemented by young females as they move between the school and home environments. It analyzes the impact of socio-cultural factors on girls' educational aspirations, perceptions, and self-esteem to understand the significance of education within a gender empowerment framework in the lives of young girls 10 disadvantaged communities of Sudan. Through the lens of the Capabilities Approach and various Feminist views, the study explores how gender discourses in education are understood, and the extent to which they contribute to building girls' opportunities and capacities in the local context. The study provides an analysis of the girls' opinions of themself and the influence of socio-cultural factors on their inspirational plans and expectations.
author2 Taha, Nagla Babelkheir Ibrahim
author_facet Taha, Nagla Babelkheir Ibrahim
title Educational aspirations and gender equality: Pathways to the empowerment of girls in disadvantaged communities in North and South Sudan
title_short Educational aspirations and gender equality: Pathways to the empowerment of girls in disadvantaged communities in North and South Sudan
title_full Educational aspirations and gender equality: Pathways to the empowerment of girls in disadvantaged communities in North and South Sudan
title_fullStr Educational aspirations and gender equality: Pathways to the empowerment of girls in disadvantaged communities in North and South Sudan
title_full_unstemmed Educational aspirations and gender equality: Pathways to the empowerment of girls in disadvantaged communities in North and South Sudan
title_sort educational aspirations and gender equality: pathways to the empowerment of girls in disadvantaged communities in north and south sudan
publisher University of the Western Cape
publishDate 2021
url http://hdl.handle.net/11394/8516
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