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Date Added to
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Short Summary
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| Title |
Open Learning System Of Adult Education for Empowering
Women in India |
| Author |
Sween, Bal, S.S. and Singh, R. |
| Publication
Date |
July 2003 |
| Publisher |
Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Canadian Association
for Distance Learning (CADE) |
| Donor |
Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Canadian Association
for Distance Learning (CADE) |
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Short Summary |
Although there have been improvements over the
past twenty years, there remains a significant gender disparity in
literacy in India. The rise in women's employment has largely been
made possible by the provision of opportunities such as the distance
education system, open universities, women's universities and women's
studies centres and non-formal adult education. This paper outlines
how it is important to recognise the different needs of different
groups of women and to integrate women into existing systems of adult
education - this includes active promotion of women's education. It
then goes on to outline recommendations for what adult learning programmes
should aim for and what they should provide. Learning materials should
challenge gender stereotypes and focus on promoting income-earning
and employment. Attention should be paid to raising women's self-esteem
and addressing political and cultural issues. It then looks at four
strategies: a Flexible Learning System, Distance Education, Private
Education and University Centres of Adult, Continuing Education and
Extension. The paper concludes that literacy does not automatically
lead to empowerment as this view is based on the individual without
acknowledging the society in which they live. Empowerment means supporting
women coming together to understand and address gender issues that
put them at a disadvantage. In this way they can utilise skills such
as literacy in a way that is long-term and context-specific. |
| Complete Document |
 http://www.cade-aced.ca/icdepapers/sweensudeep.htm
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