Rethinking Women's Learning and Empowerment in Kenya: Maasai Village Women Take Initiative

Autor/in	Takayanagi, Taeko
Titel	Rethinking Women's Learning and Empowerment in Kenya: Maasai Village Women Take Initiative
Quelle	In: International Review of Education, 62 (2016) 6, S.671-688 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0020-8566
DOI	10.1007/s11159-016-9597-y
Schlagwörter	Womens Education; Empowerment; Literacy Education; Informal Education; Rural Areas; Cooperative Learning; Community Development; Adult Literacy; Ethnic Groups; Females; Quality of Life; Well Being; Inservice Teacher Education; Foreign Countries; Personal Narratives; Kenya + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Kooperatives Lernen; Community; Development; Entwicklung; Ethnie; Weibliches Geschlecht; Lebensqualität; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Lehrerfortbildung; Ausland; Erlebniserzählung; Kenia
Abstract	This study investigates the activities of a village-based literacy centre in Kenya and explores the benefits of community development activities on women's well-being in Africa. Through the analysis of the stories of two Maasai women who had experienced adult literacy learning, the author discovered that: (1) the literacy instructor had inadequate in-service teacher training support from the government; (2) these women were using a space generated by collaborative informal learning through the literacy centre to improve their families' and community's well-being; and (3) these women gained empowerment through community development activities organised by the literacy centre. The author concludes that grassroots literacy and informal learning have been effective in improving the quality of life for the village women, and should be encouraged and supported by external agencies. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01