Educational aspirations and gender equality: Pathways to the empowerment of girls in disadvantaged communities in North and South Sudan

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dc.contributor.advisorTaha, Nagla Babelkheir Ibrahim
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-13T08:17:33Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-28T08:03:48Z
dc.date.available2021-10-13T08:17:33Z
dc.date.available2024-05-28T08:03:48Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionDoctor Educationisen_US
dc.description.abstractSudan is one of the countries with a large number of people who move around the country for safety and better living conditions due to conflicts and the long-lasting war. These people are referred to as Internally Displaced People (IDPs), and most of them live in rural areas. The war in Sudan has led to socio-economic deterioration and has negatively affected social services such as health and education, particularly in the IDP camps. As a result, children's access to education and the quality of education remains a great concern. Educational challenges include poor infrastructure, lack of facilities and teaching-learning materials, overcrowding, and shortage of trained teachers. Illiteracy rates are higher among women, and drop-out rates are higher among girls. It is believed that traditional socio-cultural practices are barriers to girls' access to education in this country. In light of the above, this study investigates factors that contribute to girls' construction of educational aspirations in the IDP camps of North and South Sudan. The girls' educational aspirations are explored concerning gender empowerment discourses to gain an understanding of how gender empowerment is perceived and implemented by young females as they move between the school and home environments. It analyzes the impact of socio-cultural factors on girls' educational aspirations, perceptions, and self-esteem to understand the significance of education within a gender empowerment framework in the lives of young girls 10 disadvantaged communities of Sudan. Through the lens of the Capabilities Approach and various Feminist views, the study explores how gender discourses in education are understood, and the extent to which they contribute to building girls' opportunities and capacities in the local context. The study provides an analysis of the girls' opinions of themself and the influence of socio-cultural factors on their inspirational plans and expectations.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/15391
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectSudanen_US
dc.subjectInternally Displaced Peopleen_US
dc.subject(IDPs)en_US
dc.subjectConflictsen_US
dc.subjectWarsen_US
dc.subjectRural areasen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectSocial servicesen_US
dc.subjectSocio-economic deteriorationen_US
dc.subjectHealthcareen_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.subjectInfrastructureen_US
dc.subjectFacilitiesen_US
dc.subjectTeaching-learning materialsen_US
dc.subjectGender empowermenten_US
dc.subjectGirls aspirationsen_US
dc.subjectIlliteracyen_US
dc.subjectWomenen_US
dc.subjectTeacher shortageen_US
dc.titleEducational aspirations and gender equality: Pathways to the empowerment of girls in disadvantaged communities in North and South Sudanen_US

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