Informal Learning and Literacy among Maasai Women : Education, Emancipation and Empowerment Hardback
by Taeko Takayanagi
Part of the Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education series
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Informal Learning and Literacy among Maasai Women highlights the importance and role of informal education in the emancipation and development of Maasai village women in Kenya.
At present, knowledge and research on the impact of informal learning and literacy on community development is limited, and there is a gap between policy level discussions and women’s lived experiences.
Using a postcolonial feminist framework, this book sets out to examine linkages between informal learning and literacy, human development and gender inequality.
Despite improvements in recent years, access to traditional education remains restricted for many women in rural communities across Kenya.
Takayangi’s book is the first to introduce how Maasai village women utilise informal learning and literacy for collective empowerment as well as to sustain their own well-being and that of their families.
It presents the perspectives of both local women and institutions and argues that women’s learning is most effective when located within their own socio-cultural and political discourses, and when their voices are listened to and heard.
This ethnographic research study is a valuable resource that will contribute to the knowledge of literacy from both theoretical and practical perspectives.
It is an essential read for those studying or researching information education, development studies and gender, or education, as well as for teachers, community leaders and aid workers.
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- Pages:216 pages, 1 Tables, black and white; 8 Halftones, black and white; 8 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:05/09/2019
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- ISBN:9781138609907
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:216 pages, 1 Tables, black and white; 8 Halftones, black and white; 8 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:05/09/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781138609907
