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Gender Justice, Education and Equality

Part of the Palgrave Studies in Gender and Education Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-39104-5

ISBN: 978-3-319-39103-8

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Jan 31, 2017

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Chapter 1Introduction: Conceptualising Gender Justice

Cin, Firdevs Melis

Pages: 1 –18

[The introduction sets the scene for the study and briefly presents the rationale and aims of the book. It focuses on current debates on gender, education and development, and problematises the contested definitions of gender justice, drawing on the work of Naila Kabeer, Nelly Stromquist and...
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Chapter 2Understanding(s) of Education, Gender Justice and Human Development

Cin, Firdevs Melis

Pages: 19 –46

[This chapter conceptualises gender justice, drawing on the different perspectives of selected feminist political philosophers, who illuminate different approaches and conceptualisations to thinking about gender justice globally. The chapter leads into a discussion of gender equality in relation...
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Chapter 3Understanding Context: Political History, Gender Politics and Education Provision in Turkey

Cin, Firdevs Melis

Pages: 47 –74

[This chapter will take a closer look at Turkey’s past in terms of political, feminist and education history, to offer insight so that readers can better understand the emerging injustices and social conversion factors in different eras in women’s lives as well as in the history of Turkey. The...
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Chapter 4The Women and Their Micro-Contexts

Cin, Firdevs Melis

Pages: 75 –87

[This chapter contextualises the socio-political and socio-economic circumstances in which each generation of women’s lives was situated, presents a broader picture of the generational eras and briefly explains the family dynamics and attitudes towards their education and the key aspects of their...
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Chapter 5Exploring Gender Inequalities in Personal Spaces and Private Sphere

Cin, Firdevs Melis

Pages: 89 –120

[The focus of this chapter is on women’s personal lives and experiences in their natal families, upbringing, family relations and extended neighbourhood. It explores the everyday life and customary practices reflecting the research participants’ capability sets and what conversion factors play a...
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Chapter 6Education and Changing Lives

Cin, Firdevs Melis

Pages: 121 –137

[This chapter focuses on the women’s experiences and insights regarding their educational experiences to explore how schooling and education, as a foundational capacity according to Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum, enabled the development of further capabilities and sufficient agency for the...
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Chapter 7Working for Social and Gender Justice

Cin, Firdevs Melis

Pages: 139 –167

[This chapter deals with the women’s professional lives and shows the extent to which these educated women had agency in being a part of social transformation and worked for gender justice, particularly in Eastern Turkey. At the same time, it raises the challenges involved in their work, such as...
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Chapter 8Conclusion: A Capabilities-Based Human Development Approach to Gender Justice and Education in Turkey

Cin, Firdevs Melis

Pages: 169 –182

[This chapter aims to pull together the key findings from the women’s experiences and insights concerning factors that supported them to become who they are or do what they value. Drawing on their experiences, I reflect on possible interventions that schools and policy-makers should consider to...

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