46.073 - Global/Local Narratives of Girls' Education: Does Girls' Education Lead to Gender Equality?

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This panel explores how equality is approached in educational paradigms that serve the needs of girls from marginalized contexts. Presenter 1 explores how culture and gender are simultaneously constructed and mobilized in education projects for indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon. Presenter 2 explores the meaning of gender equitable quality education in a marginalized context with a focus on Zambia. Presenter 3 analyses how the factors, class and race, influence the educational tracking system at the high school level in the U.S. Presenter 4 explores the Feminista principles that influence how Chicana women think about teaching, learning, and ways of knowing and how these principles are implemented pedagogically. This panel problematizes the processes of defining and achieving equality in education.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Research on Women and Education

Chair

• Carolyn D. Herrington, Florida State University

Papers

• Co-Constructing Gender and Culture in Peru's Indigenous Education Policies: What and Who Defines Gender Equality? - Darien O'Dell Buford

• Investigating the Meaning of Gender-Equitable Quality Education in Zambia: Perceptions and Practices of Teachers - Jeongmin Lee, Florida State University

• Feminista Pedagogies: Sitios y Lenguas - Jennifer Judith Rodriguez, Florida State University

Discussant

• Ayesha Khurshid, Florida State University