existing literature on the subject of study. It analyses the ideas and arguments of past researchers and theorists. This literature review highlights progressive theories of the role of gender composition in education put forward by educationists and social theorists. The chapter majorly looks at literature that supports single-sex education in light of improved academic performance among girls. The literature review also points out weaknesses and gaps in the various studies. This literature review will
Literature review This section presents a review of methodologies, issues and studies on wage determination and gender discrimination. To place our study in the perspective of the literature and to save space, we focus on empirical literature from developing countries but omit the wealth of literature from industrial countries. Studies on gender differentials in earnings have traditionally used the methodology developed by Oaxaca (1973) for decomposing the wage differential into the effects of
stereotype rather than explain they they fought to be equal.This will play into the main characters section of my literature review. This is valuable as the author closely compares the Harry Potter world with our modern world and offers some new approaches to redefine what is normal in terms of gender roles. The author, Meredith Cherland, is a teacher educator and professor of literacy education at the University of Regina in
11. Why are Boys Under performing in Education? The objectives of this study are to understand …... Why boys have been underperforming in education over the past few years? Analyze factors (including economic, societal, and cultural) that are causing the Trend of poor performance and low survival rates at higher levels of education; and Describe current policies and interventions in place to address the issue. Methods National research teams in each of the four countries first explored the underlying
teenager shot by the Taliban, has been in the limelight of national and international media for over three years. Malala had become famous for writing for BBC the endangered life the people of Swat had been living, particularly as Taliban had banned girls’ education and a rigid patriarchal social system prevailed in the region. At such a young age, Malala was being interviewed in print and electronic media creating an
LITERATURE REVIEW The advent of child labour can be traced back to the rise of the Industrial Revolution of the 18th century which brought a considerable change in the lives of the children. The rise of industrial units and urbanization paved a way for the children to engage in factory jobs and make a living of their own. As the children were weak and immature, they were easily targeted by the capitalists. The children were the extreme sufferers who were made to work long hours under vulnerable conditions
CHAPTER TWO 2.0 SOCIOLOGICAL FACTORS AFFECTING GIRLS IN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE 2.1 An Overview This chapter reviews some of the available literature review on sociological factors affecting girls’ academic performance in the world and the developing countries. Different studies indicate a number of sociological factors affecting girls’ academic performance. 2.2 Roles of Matrons and Female Teachers as Role Models i) Roles of Matrons The role of matrons in public secondary schools is vital. They are
primary to secondary school. Incorporating environmental education
access to education especially for girls is a complex situation as In India there is a strong preference for sons over daughter s that lead to discrimination against daughters and research on education has shown that girls are at a disadvantage compared to boys and are less likely to attend school (Kingdon 2005), and even if they go they are more likely to discontinue at an earlier age to contribute to household duties or due to financial constraints in family that cannot support their education .Though
lower level of education and rate of poverty. Teenage pregnancy in South Africa is driven by many factors including: gender inequalities; gendered expectations of how teenage boys and girls should act; sexual taboos (for girls) and sexual permissiveness (for boys); poverty; poor access to contraceptives and termination of pregnancies; inaccurate and inconsistent contraceptive use; judgmental attitudes of many health care workers; high levels of gender based violence; and poor sex education (Jewkes, Morrelland