Is Education a Basic Right for All? A Glimpse into the Successes and Challenges in Enrolling This Marginalized Population

Autor/in	Reza, Fawzia
Titel	Is Education a Basic Right for All? A Glimpse into the Successes and Challenges in Enrolling This Marginalized Population
Quelle	In: Forum on Public Policy Online, 2018 (2018) 1, (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1938-9809
Schlagwörter	Elementary Education; Access to Education; Elementary School Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Administrator Attitudes; Barriers; Gender Bias; Equal Education; Enrollment; Social Attitudes; Cultural Influences; Transportation; Marriage; Poverty; Foreign Countries; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementarunterricht; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; Geschlechterstereotyp; Einschulung; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Verkehrswesen; Ehe; Armut; Ausland
Abstract	Primary education is one of the basic human rights and is considered essential for the economic growth and development of a country. However, in certain countries including Pakistan, this basic right is not appropriately recognized or encouraged. In Pakistan's patricidal society, educating girls, who are marginalized and not provided the same opportunities for education as boys, is especially challenging. A qualitative study was conducted on elementary school teachers and administrators in Pakistan to understand systemic barriers against Pakistani girls in achieving education, and how certain schools have succeeded in increasing enrollment despite these challenges. Results demonstrate that specific barriers to enrolling girls in Pakistani schools include the mindset of the population, societal and familial taboos, lack of reliable, safe and affordable transportation to school, societal and cultural beliefs regarding gender segregation, early marriages, and poverty. Participants whose schools have increased female enrollment and retention rates provided recommendations for better serving this marginalized population. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01