Who is vulnerable to exclusion?
Recommended reading
- Multiple disadvantages of Mayan females: the effects of gender, ethnicity, poverty, and residence on education in Guatemala
- ( K. Hallman; S. Peracca; J. Catino; M.J. Ruiz / Population Council, USA , 2006)
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This study looks at the various disadvantages Mayan girls face in attaining education in Guatemala.
The study’s main findings include: in rural areas in Guatemala, levels of educational atta...
- Towards equal opportunities for all: empowering girls through partnerships in education
- ( United Nations Girls' Education Initiative , 2007)
- This document looks at education partnerships as a way of empowering girls and promoting equal opportunities. It discuses seven case studies from East Asia on programmes addressing the educational nee...
- Education’s missing millions: including disabled children in education through EFA FTI processes and national sector plans
- ( H. Bines / World Vision , 2007)
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This study focuses on how the Education for All Fast Track Initiative (FTI) Partnership is tackling the challenges of disability and inclusion. Its purpose is to assess the disability responsivenes...
- The right to education for persons with disabilities: towards inclusion
- ( UNESDOC: Online UNESCO documents , 2004)
- This paper takes a rights based approach and argues for the inclusiveness of all persons with disabilities in access to basic educational opportunity and, importantly, in their engagement at all level...
- Educating children with disabilities: who are the children with disabilities?
- ( M.J. McLaughlin; K. Ruedel / Academy for Educational Development, USA , 2005)
- This briefing paper discusses the classification of children with disabilities in educational systems, including how such classifications vary across countries. It argues that the implications of the ...
- Girls, educational equity and mother tongue
- ( C. Benson / UNESCO Bangkok: Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education , 2005)
- This paper argues that one of the principal mechanisms through which inequality is reproduced is language, specifically the language used as the medium of instruction. The paper illustrates how the le...
- Beyond the mainstream: education for nomadic and pastoralist girls and boys
- ( Oxfam , 2005)
- This paper illustrates the challenges involved in providing good-quality gender-equitable education for children of nomadic and pastoralist households who are beyond the reach of mainstream, formal ed...
