This book reframes gender and education issues from a feminist and capabilities perspective through a multi-generational study of women as teachers. It explores how different understandings of gender, equality and education generate a variety of approaches with which to pursue gender equality in education.
Firdevs Melis Cin is Assistant Professor of Education at Istanbul Ticaret University, Turkey. Her research focuses on gender and education, women’s development, in particular the intersection between human development and gender.
PART I.- Chapter 1. Introduction: Conceptualising Gender Justice.- Chapter 2. Understanding(s) of Education, Gender Justice and Human Development.- PART II.- Chapter 3. Understanding Context: Political History, Gender Politics and Education Provision in Turkey.- Chapter 4. The Women and Their Micro-Contexts.- Chapter 5. Exploring Gender Inequalities in Personal Spaces and Private Sphere.- Chapter 6. Education and Changing Lives.- Chapter 7. Working for Social and Gender Justice.- PART III.- Chapter 8. Conclusion: A Capabilities-based Human Development Approach to Gender Justice and Education in Turkey.