The Rise, Removal, and Return of Women: Gender Representations in Primary-Level Textbooks in Afghanistan, 1980-2010

Autor/inn/en	Sarvarzade, Somaye; Wotipka, Christine Min
Titel	The Rise, Removal, and Return of Women: Gender Representations in Primary-Level Textbooks in Afghanistan, 1980-2010
Quelle	In: Comparative Education, 53 (2017) 4, S.578-599 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-0068
DOI	10.1080/03050068.2017.1348021
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Elementary Education; Females; Gender Issues; Gender Bias; Textbooks; Textbook Content; Language Arts; Content Analysis; Qualitative Research; Ideology; Political Issues; History; Social Influences; Access to Education; Equal Education; Sex Role; Employed Women; Disproportionate Representation; Government Role; Illustrations; Pictorial Stimuli; Photography; Afghanistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Elementarunterricht; Weibliches Geschlecht; Geschlechterfrage; Geschlechterstereotyp; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Lehrbuchtext; Sprachkultur; Inhaltsanalyse; Qualitative Forschung; Ideologie; Politischer Faktor; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Sozialer Einfluss; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Geschlechterrolle; 'Female employment; Women''s employment'; Frauenbeschäftigung; Bildliche Darstellung; Fantasieanregung; Fotografie
Abstract	Nearly four decades of instability and fragility have led to many changes in the status of women and girls in Afghanistan. Yet, little research focuses on these changes within the education system. To understand the country's stance toward gender issues in formal practice, we examine gender representations in Afghan primary-level Dari language arts textbooks. Using a qualitative content analysis and longitudinal data, we examine how ideologies about gender have been politicised in Afghanistan and are reflected in school textbooks from 1980 to 2010. Findings suggest that tumultuous political events and power struggles in the recent history of Afghanistan have led to many changes in how the daily social and working lives of Afghan women and girls have been portrayed in textbooks. As seen in the textbooks, it appears that efforts are being made within the current regime to balance competing gender norms. We conclude with suggestions for policy-makers. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01