Improving Girls' School Attendance and Achievement in Developing Countries: A Guide to Research Tools

摘要

Women's levels of literacy and basic education have important consequences for the success of development programs and projects. The effectiveness of projects to increase health service utilization in a community, increase agricultural production, increase child survival or improve nutritional status are affected, in part, by the level of schooling attained by women. The report summarizes the many benefits to educating women, describes some of the issues involved and outlines possible strategies for increasing educational participation for females. Subsequent sections describe research tools that can be used to evaluate initiatives, measure the effectiveness of programs, or give more information about the educational process and how it affects girls and women.