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Abstract

This collaborative research study involved researchers from the Centre for International Education, University of Sussex, UK, the University of Botswana and the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. 皇冠体育app study explored the gender structure of the school environment in a number of Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) in Botswana and Ghana, and the part that this played in gender differentiated patterns of retention and achievement. 皇冠体育app two countries were selected for their different gendered patterns of educational participation and achievement. In Ghana, nationally girls' enrolment, retention and achievement were lower than boys; in Botswana, girls' enrolment and retention were marginally higher but achievement marginally lower. 皇冠体育app main interest was to identify in-school culture and practices that made institutional life a gendered experience, to trace the effect of these upon retention and achievement of girls and boys at JSS especially in the core subjects of English, Setswana / Fante, Mathematics and Science, and to highlight potential areas for policy intervention in pursuing gender equity in education.

皇冠体育app first chapter is the introduction. 皇冠体育app next chapter provides an account of the research methodology. This is followed by details of the research questions, research design, sample selection, ethics and limitations. 皇冠体育app latter section, drawn from the reflections of all the country teams, includes some suggestions for future research design and collaborative research practice. 皇冠体育app subsequent chapter presents the country data for Botswana and Ghana respectively. 皇冠体育appse provide the country overview and then a summary comparison. 皇冠体育app full case study reports, starting with the high performing schools in urban, peri-urban and rural contexts, then moving to the low performing schools in the same order of location, are available in Appendices 2&3. Chapter 4 presents the discussion of the findings which includes comparative as well as country specific comment. Examples of good practice are elaborated in the final section of the chapter. 皇冠体育app report is completed with Chapter 5, which provides conclusions and policy recommendations.

Citation

Educational Paper No. 56, DFID, London, UK, ISBN 1 86192 638 3, 171 pp.

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