Different but Equal? Dilemmas in the Reform of Girls' Education
- 1 April 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Australian Journal of Education
- Vol. 36 (1) , 53-67
- https://doi.org/10.1177/000494419203600106
Abstract
This article presents a critique of attempts to achieve equality for young women in education. It examines from a philosophical perspective some important issues in reform efforts which, it is argued, have received insufficient attention in educational theorising. These include the public-private dichotomy within education and attempts to increase young women's access to, and participation in, the male-dominated subject areas of mathematics, science and technology. These issues are then related to a significant Australian curriculum strategy, the gender inclusive curriculum and briefly to current proposals to achieve gender equity.Keywords
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