Promoting Gender Equality in Colleges of Education in Ghana Using a Gender-Responsive Scorecard*
International Perspectives in Social Justice Programs at the Institutional and Community Levels
ISBN: 978-1-80043-489-9, eISBN: 978-1-80043-488-2
Publication date: 9 April 2021
Abstract
This chapter presents the findings of a Gender and Leadership study on promoting gender responsiveness and equality in Ghanaian Colleges of Education (CoEs) conducted in 2017. Specifically, this chapter explores CoEs actors’ perspectives on and experiences with using predetermined gender-responsive scorecard (GRS) as a strategy for promoting gender equality within the CoEs. Multiple-case study involving 10 CoEs selected purposively was used to explore the GRS implementation. Data collection and analysis methods included semi-structured interviews and “processual” analysis. The findings revealed a general contradiction among respondents regarding which gender actions/strategies had been implemented in the case study CoEs. Nonetheless, amid reported implementation challenges, there was general acknowledgment of the importance of the GRS in running gender-responsive CoEs in Ghana. The study concludes that the effective use and implementation of the GRS strategies appear imperative in promoting female success in CoEs, not only in Ghana but also in contexts where gender gap is an issue in teacher education.
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Acknowledgements
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We are grateful to the Government of Ghana and the UK’s DFID for funding assistance for the implementation of the project activities on which this article reports. We are also indebted highly to all CoEs leaders, tutors, and students across the country for sharing their insights and experiences with us. Finally, we acknowledge the other members of our research team, namely Yaw Afari Ankomah, Dora Baaba Aidoo, Michael Boakye-Yiadom, and Edward Akomaning who are not designated as authors of this article but whose contributions to the Gender and Leadership research we appreciate immensely.
Citation
Agbevanu, W.K., Nudzor, H.P., Tao, S. and Ansah, F. (2021), "Promoting Gender Equality in Colleges of Education in Ghana Using a Gender-Responsive Scorecard
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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