Gendering childhood(s) and engagement with schooling in rural Sierra Leone
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11919342 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Devine (0000-0002-1201-6611, University College Dublin, corresponding author), Elena Samonova (0000-0001-6078-7739, University College Dublin), Giuseppe Bolotta (0000-0002-2272-1082, Durham University), Ciaran Sugrue (0000-0001-8667-1435, University College Dublin), Seaneen Sloan (0000-0002-1643-3690, University College Dublin), Jennifer E Symonds (0000-0003-4259-6124, University College Dublin), Daniel Capistrano (0000-0002-8157-5564, University College Dublin), Mags Crean (0000-0002-5460-8068, University College Dublin), Margaret Crean (University College Dublin) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 19-36 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Compare A Journal of Comparative and International Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-7925 • E-ISSN: 1469-3623 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03057925.2020.1868976 |
| OpenAlex | W3127463084 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 28 |
In spite of widespread initiatives to improve access to education for girls, substantive concerns remain. While there is a rich and growing body of literature on gendered experiences of school in majority world contexts, absent is a focus on how this intersects with children’s out of school lives. Further, research with children in rural communities is limited, including those who are in the earlier years of their schooling. This paper addresses these gaps, focusing on gendered dynamics in the everyday lives of children in five rural communities in Northern Sierra Leone. Drawing on Bourdieu, it explores the dialectical interplay between gendered and generational structures, understood as the gendered habitus, in a wider context of structural poverty, uneven and fragile post-colonial restructuring and development. This sets the groundwork for children’s gendered dis/positioning, and ultimately capacity to engage with schooling
Colonialism · Context (archaeology · Dialectic · Ethnography · Geography · Habitus · Political science · Poverty · Restructuring · Sierra leone · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |