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100 1 _aLewis, Maureen A.,
_d1952-
_939685
245 1 0 _aInexcusable absence :
_bwhy 60 million girls still aren't in school and what to do about it /
_cMaureen A. Lewis and Marlaine E. Lockheed.
260 _aWashington, D.C. :
_bCenter for Global Development,
_cc2006.
300 _axiv, 180 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p.ages 149-168) and index.
505 0 _aOverview: Who are the out-of-school girls--and what can be done to get them in school? -- Sources, forms, and levels of exclusion -- How many girls are excluded? -- Advancing excluded girls' education -- Chapter 1. Progress in girls' education -- Girls catching up--global progress in education -- Why has there been so much progress--and can it continue? -- Lagging performance of groups within countriems remains a challenge -- Conclusions -- Chapter 2. Social exclusion and barriers to girls' schooling -- Multiple sources of social exclusion -- Exclusion and the demand for schooling -- Gender, exclusion, and the supply of schooling -- Discrimination and other barriers to the demand and supply of schooling -- Chapter 3. Multiple exclusions, educational attainment, and student performance -- Evidence from OECD countries -- Evidence from developing countries on gender, exclusion, and primary school enrollment and completion -- Evidence from developing countries on gender, exlusion, and learning -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4. Strategies for addressing the multiple sources of exclusion faced by girls -- Altering education policies and addressing discrimination -- Expanding options for schooling -- Improving the quality and relevance of schools and classrooms -- Creating incentives for households to send girls to school -- Conclusions and recommendations.
526 _aBIED
650 0 _aSex discrimination in education.
_939686
650 0 _aSex discrimination against women.
_939687
650 0 _aGirls
_xEducation.
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700 1 _aLockheed, Marlaine E.
_939689
852 _aAyesha Abed Library
_cBIED Collection
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