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Reaching for the Sky: Empowering Girls Through Education
Empowering Girls Through Education
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2017
Summary
Transforming the Lives of Impoverished Girls in Patriarchal Societies
Since 2003 a privately funded high school in India has provided desperately needed education for girls from impoverished families in Lucknow, the capital and largest city in Uttar Pradesh. Urvashi Sahni, the founder of Prerna Girls School, has written a compelling narrative of how this modest school in northeast India has changed the lives of more than 5,000 girls and their families. Most important, it is through the perspectives of the girls themselves, rather than through a remote academic viewpoint, that Prerna’s success unfolds.
The book focuses on the importance of education in bringing about gender equality in a patriarchal society. It shows how girls learn to be equal and autonomous persons in school as part of their official curriculum and how they use this learning to transform their lives and those of their families. The book’s central argument is that education can be truly transformative if it addresses the everyday reality of girls’ lives and responds to their special needs and challenges with respect and care.
The example of just one relatively small school in one corner of India, the message and the stories it tells will inspire anyone concerned about the necessity of girls’ education, especially in developing countries. The lives of the girls at Prerna Girls School are largely representative of those of millions living in poor regions in countries where patriarchal structures and norms prevail.
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2017
ISBN-Print
978-0-8157-3038-5
ISBN-Online
978-0-8157-3039-2
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
278
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Table of Contents No access
Foreword No access
Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
Letting Girls Learn No access Pages 1 - 12
The Girls' Own Stories No access Pages 13 - 30
Educating Myself: Valuable Lessons for Self and Others No access Pages 31 - 46
The Story of Prerna No access Pages 47 - 62
Building a Universe of Care No access Pages 63 - 82
Enabling Learning: Building a Web of Support No access Pages 83 - 110
Developing a Feminist Consciousness: Dialogical Circles of Empowerment No access Pages 111 - 128
Finding Self, Finding Home: Using Drama for Self-Work No access Pages 129 - 158
Empowerment as a Social Act: From Self-Work to Social Work No access Pages 159 - 184
Learning Outcomes and Beyond No access Pages 185 - 202
Scaling Prerna No access Pages 203 - 216
Reframing Girls' Education No access Pages 217 - 232
Epilogue: Educating Boys for Gender Justice No access Pages 233 - 240
Appendix A: Caste in India: A Brief Note No access Pages 241 - 244
Appendix B: Methodology No access Pages 245 - 248
Appendix C: Historical Backdrop of Girls' Education No access Pages 249 - 252
