The Education of Young Girls: The Case of Fouta Toro, Senegal

Despite certain measures which aimed at closing the gap between males and females (i.e. the Programme pour la Scolarisation des Jeunes Filles ), education still is, at least to some extent, considered a male endeavor in rural communities such as the ones described in this study. The status of women in their communities contributes to the current state of education with regard to females. The schooling of young girls is impacted by diverse socio-economic and curricular factors that pertain to patriarchal conceptions that have gone unquestioned. If girls are to be given the same social opportunities as their male counterparts, some of those concepts need to be reformulated to suit the needs of females. In addition, school curricula should reflect those changes.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Kane, Rakhmatou

Contributors dc:contributor

• Ralph Page

• Education, Sociology of

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3101879

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/79752