The challenging terrains of educating girls in Papua New Guinea
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | The challenging terrains of educating girls in Papua New Guinea |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 2978 |
Book Title | Troubling terrains: tactics for traversing and transforming contemporary educational research |
Authors | |
Author | Dovona-Ope, Dinah R. |
Editors | Henderson, Robyn and Danaher, Patrick Alan |
Page Range | 89-106 |
Chapter Number | 7 |
Number of Pages | 18 |
Year | 2008 |
Publisher | Post Pressed |
Place of Publication | Brisbane, Australia |
ISBN | 9781921214318 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.postpressed.com.au |
Abstract | Girls in many developing countries such as Papua New Guinea (PNG) continue to be confronted with challenging issues that hinder their pursuit of advancement. Despite the existence of educational policy frameworks which embrace the national constitution's call for the equality of all citizens and the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child specifically highlighting the rights of the child to education, many girls at secondary level continue to traverse challenging terrains in realising their dreams of achieving a full two cycles of secondary education. Although many of them belong to an elite group of school aged girls, their under-representation is obvious as they progress through the grades. Their representation declines sharply over progressive grades in secondary schools, particularly from |
Keywords | Papua New Guinea; education; secondary education; girls |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390203. Sociology of education |
390406. Gender, sexuality and education | |
390306. Secondary education | |
Public Notes | Author retains copyright. |
Byline Affiliations | Student Services |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9z255/the-challenging-terrains-of-educating-girls-in-papua-new-guinea
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