Mapping Rural Women's Perspectives on Nonformal Education Experiences. APS Conceptual Mapping Project Research Report. Occasional Paper Series.

Autor/in	Ahmed, Zebun N.
Institution	Pittsburgh Univ., PA. Dept. of Administrative and Policy Studies.
Titel	Mapping Rural Women's Perspectives on Nonformal Education Experiences. APS Conceptual Mapping Project Research Report. Occasional Paper Series.
Quelle	(2000), (36 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Developing Nations; Educational Research; Empowerment; Foreign Countries; Nonformal Education; Perspective Taking; Research Methodology; Rural Women; Social Science Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Ausland; Non-formal education; Non formal education; Nichtformale Bildung; Zukunftsperspektive; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Rural area; Rural areas; Woman; Women; Ländlicher Raum; Frau; Frauen; Social scientific research; Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung
Abstract	A study explored how rural women in the village of Srefultoli, Bangladesh describe, from their own point of view, their experiences with nonformal education (NFE). Feminist research has shown that existing NFE programs in developing countries give women traditional knowledge of family planning, nutrition, and health care, but they do not deal with the need to increase women's awareness of their oppression and exploitation. The study examined whether current NFE programs in this village in Bangladesh give women new knowledge about their current situation in society and in the family and whether these women are conscious of their strategic and practical needs. A social mapping methodology was used to pattern these women's perspectives, and the map serves as a conventional symbol for the "way things are," or perceptions of truth. Findings suggest that rural Bangladeshi women are aware of their socio-economic and political subordination and that they use multiple strategies to resist patriarchal domination. Most of the women see participation in NFE programs as an empowering process. Findings also suggest that rural women wanted NFE programs to provide increased opportunities for income generation, for better access to education, for training to help them become economically independent, and for the conscientization of men, so these other objectives may flourish. These women also had specific suggestions regarding the class time, course design, and courses for men that would enhance female participation and would introduce some changes in men's and women's relationships. Conclusions were that certain more participatory NFE programs may bring meaningful changes in women's lives, and that rural women themselves can best identify their own needs. (Contains 5 figures and 43 references.) (Author/BT)
Anmerkungen	Department of Administrative and Policy Studies, University of Pittsburgh, WP Hall 5S19, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 ($6).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC