Educational challenges and diminishing family safety net faced by high-school girls in a slum residence, Nairobi, Kenya
Educational challenges and diminishing family safety net faced by high-school girls in a slum residence, Nairobi, Kenya
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10.1016/j.ijedudev.2011.02.012
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发表时间：
2012-01-01
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2.5
通讯作者：
Moore, Dakysha
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作者：
Abuya, Benta A.;Onsomu, Elijah O.;Moore, Dakysha
2010年，失学青少年人数略有下降，从2009年的7500万人(教科文组织，2009年)降至2010年的7100万人，其中55%是女孩(教科文组织，2010年)。在肯尼亚，只有17%的女孩接受过中等教育(哥伦比亚广播公司，2004年)。本文分析了肯尼亚内罗毕两所学校的家庭在女童中等教育中的作用。数据来自对在内罗毕省Kamu和Lafama(1)学校上学的少女、辍学生和教师样本的采访。结果表明，女孩的生活和机会是由社会构建的，并渗透到家庭中，影响了父母对待女儿的方式。这进一步为困扰自己家庭内女孩的性骚扰提供了肥沃的土壤。肯尼亚政府需要通过加强基层民众对致力于女童教育重要性的宣传，影响妇女和女童的观念。(C)2011爱思唯尔有限公司。保留所有权利。
In 2010, there was a slight decrease in the number of out-of school adolescents from 75 million in 2009 (UNESCO, 2009) to 71 million in 2010, of which 55% are girls (UNESCO, 2010). In Kenya, only 17% of girls have secondary education (CBS, 2004). This paper analyzes the role of families in girls' secondary education in two schools within Nairobi province, Kenya. Data were obtained from interviews with adolescent girls attending Kamu and Lafama(1) schools in Nairobi province, the dropouts, and a sample of teachers. Results show girls' lives and opportunities were socially constructed and this permeated into the families, influencing the way parents treated their daughters. This further provided a fertile ground for sexual harassment that plagued girls within their own families. The Kenyan Government needs to influence women and girls perceptions, through increasing campaigns from the grassroots on the importance of being committed to girls' education. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.