Cultural identity and family values are largely passed on to new generations by women, but their access to information and education is limited in many parts of the world. Under this circumstance, UNESCO commissioned a study to make a comparative analysis of women as educators in the family, in the school, in the community and in the public life in the nine high population countries—Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria and Pakistan—known as E-9 countries. The study reveals that the progress in women’s empowerment is perceptible in all the E-9 countries except Nigeria. Many of these countries still believe that a woman’s place is in the home. The educational level of parents, principally of mothers, is determining the educational achievement of their children. Evidence shows that the presence of women teachers has a positive effect on enrolment. It is evident that the higher level of educational development of girls and women, the higher indices of female empowerment. Women are felt essential in bringing the fundamental institutions—family, society and school—closer together to achieve a relevant and life-long education for all. This book, with all details of the UNESCO study on women as educators in E-9 countries, is very much useful to the students, teachers, researchers, educationists, policy makers and activists.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Digumarti Bhaskara Rao
(9-6-1957), M.Sc., M.A., M.A., M.Ed., PhD., a university rank holder, has had his higher education from Andhra, Bhopal, Nagarjuna and Osmania universities. He is author and editor of about 200 books that include 5 Encyclopaedias and has published more than 300 papers and articles on science and edcucation in India and abroad. He has co-chaired a symposium in an International Conference on Psychology held at Martin Luther University, Halle- Wittenberg, Germany; acted as a group leader in International Seminar on Educational leadership and Social Change Held at Tallinn Pedagogical University, Talling,Estonia; and studied the educational Programmes in Bhutan. He is selected by the Unified Teaching Service, Government of Botswana to teach in Botswana and by the Austrian study Centre for peace and conflict Resolution, Austria for the International Peace-Keepers and Peace-Builders Training Programme with the sponsorship of Government of Austria. He is honoured with Seva Ratna Award, Vidya Seva Vibhushan Award, Bharat Gaurav Award, Jewel of India Award and Best Citizen of India Award for his meritorious and commendable contributions to the field of education. The Government of Andhra pradesh appointed him as Associate Member, Distric Co-ordination Committee on Vocational Guidance and Educational Counselling. He is appointed as a Member, Board of Management, Jan Shikshan Sansthan, under eminent Person in education category by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. He is with R.V.R. College of Education, Guntur, A.P., India.
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