Gender and Education in Bhutan

Title
Gender and Education in Bhutan
Publication Date
2016
Author(s)
Seden, Kinley
Maxwell, Thomas W
Editor
Editor(s): Matthew J Schuelka and Tom W Maxwell
Type of document
Book Chapter
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Springer
Place of publication
Singapore
Edition
1
Series
Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects
DOI
10.1007/978-981-10-1649-3_14
UNE publication id
une:20076
Abstract
There is a growing body of research on gender and education around the world, but there is little empirical evidence in Bhutan that provides a realistic status of gender circumstances in Bhutan. Following the idea that gender is socially constructed, this chapter seeks to gather gender studies and issues into a more focused perspective by combining previous work into themes focused upon education. This chapter also analyzes existing policies and major outcomes of the education sector in Bhutan. Broadly, gender issues have been largely addressed in primary and lower secondary education in terms of enrollments and achievement, but less so in higher secondary school and in the tertiary sector. However, national policies need to be followed through with the development of congruent institutional policies and practices, together with personal practices focusing on 'taken-for-granteds', to address gender inequities.
Link
Citation
Education in Bhutan: Culture, Schooling, and Gross National Happiness, p. 215-228
ISBN
9789811016493
9789811016479
Start page
215
End page
228

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