scholarly journals Promise and performance of gender mainstreaming at a Zimbabwean agricultural training college

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Sebastian Mutambisi ◽  
Manasa Madondo ◽  
Miidzo Mavesera ◽  
Phamela Dube
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Agricultural Education ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Gender Mainstreaming ◽  
Support Materials ◽  
Training Techniques ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Performance Challenges ◽  
Equality In Education ◽  
And Training

Gender equality in education and training can be achieved only if curricula at every level of the system become gender-sensitive. The present study examines the extent to which the milieu at one agricultural training college in Zimbabwe promotes the implementation of gender-sensitive training. The main investigative question posed was as follows: To what extent is the agricultural education and training curriculum used at the college gender-sensitive? By responding to this question, the study provided some response to the performance, challenges and prospects for gender mainstreaming in the college’s agricultural education curriculum. Data for this study were generated by document analysis of policy, curricular and instructional documents, interviews with 12 college lecturers, four college administrators and selected final year students, and by lesson observations. The study revealed that while government, and to a lesser extent college policies, articulate the need for gender equality, little attention is paid to these invocations in practice. Likewise, agricultural education and training curricula, training techniques, learning-support materials and out-of-class activities reflect minimal attention to issues of gender equality. The article concludes by discussing possible interventions that correspond to these findings.

scholarly journals Table of Contents

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joy Papier
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Community Education ◽  
Editorial Policy ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Gender Mainstreaming ◽  
Editorial Team ◽  
Knowledge Competencies ◽  
And Performance ◽  
And Training

page iv. Editorial Team page vi. In Memoriam: Andre van der Bijl (Phd) page vii. Editorial - Joy Papier page 1. A ‘curriculum moment’ for Adult and Community Education and Training: Acknowledging the voices and experiential knowledge of lecturers and students at community learning sites. Natheem Hendricks and Kaylianne Aploon-Zokufa page 16. South Africa’s adult educators in the community college sector: Who they are and how they view their training, their work and their position. Sandra Jane Land page 41. Assessing work-based values: The missing link in improving youth employability. Andrew Paterson, Roelien Herholdt, James Keevy and Bina Akoobhai page 62. Knowledge, competencies and dispositions of lecturers in Technical Engineering in the context of advancing 4IR technologies. Nixon JP Teis and Christo J Els page 88. Why prisoners pursue adult education and training: Perceptions of prison instructors. Tabitha Grace Mukeredzi page 106. Enhancing technical and vocational knowledge and skills of adult learners in Ghanaian universities. Yaw Owusu-Agyeman and Magda Fourie-Malherbe page 130. TVET engineering students’ perceptions of the value of their qualification and the prospects of employment. Anthony Tolika Sibiya, Nceba Nyembezi and David Bogopa page 146. Promise and performance of gender mainstreaming at a Zimbabwean agricultural training college. Sebastian Mutambisi, Manasa Madondo, Miidzo Mavesera and Phamela Dube page 164. Contributor biographies page 168. Editorial policy page 170. Call for papers 2022: JOVACET, Volume 5, Issue 1 page 171. Call for papers for the special edition 2022: JOVACET, Volume 5, Issue 2

scholarly journals Education for rural development and agribusiness in post-socialist Slovakia

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 133-137
Author(s):  
Danka Moravčíková ◽  
Izabela Adamičková ◽  
Peter Bielik
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Agricultural Education ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Current State ◽  
And Training

Agricultural education and training in the former Czechoslovakia has traditionally focused on fostering the position of cooperatives and state farms. The destruction of socialist agriculture and the reduction of commuting opportunities in the urban space during the transition have resulted in the handicapped socio-economic position of the Slovak countryside and its population. The role of education and training in fostering agribusiness growth and rural development could therefore become a crucial strategy. The aim of this article is to analyse the current state of education and training for agribusiness and for rural development in Slovakia using the methods of literature research and document analysis. The article interprets general trends in the development of adult education in Slovakia during the transition period. The main priorities and perspectives formulated in the national strategy for education in agriculture (for the period 2007-2013) are discussed in the mentioned context. With a focus on the leading role of the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, the paper assesses the current status of formal and further agricultural education and training offered in academic and other educational institutions. The paper concludes by discussing implications, recommendations and challenges for developing education and training initiatives for agribusiness and rural development.

Duality of Technology Nexus in Combating Terrorism and Violent Extremism in Support of Gender Mainstreaming

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashok Vaseashta
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Complex Dynamics ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Gender Mainstreaming ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Violent Extremism ◽  
Global Arena ◽  
Technological Platforms ◽  
And Training

Gender equality plays a pivotal role in combating terrorism and violent extremist in the global arena. This chapter provides a brief overview of evolution, definition and overall goals of gender mainstreaming and analysis as a tool for understanding the unique needs of men and women to achieve gender equality at the institutional level by developing policies, implementing programs and reviewing security implications. Since the 21st-century battlefield is complex, kinetic and multi-dimensional, it requires a multi-disciplinary approach to find solutions to such issues. Using technological platforms, it is possible to supplement means to understand, foresight and address such complex dynamics. A focus on the duality of information technology and its interplay with social media for recruitment, preventing the spread of misinformation and even intercepting channels of communication, plays a vital role in combating terrorism and violent extremism. From a policy standpoint, offering education and training and providing easy access to information platforms along with other similar initiatives, will assist in gender equality and in development policies, programs and strategies.

Gender considerations and practices for transforming tertiary agricultural education in Africa.

2021 ◽  
pp. 182-197
Author(s):  
Jemimah Njuki ◽  
Salome Bukachi
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Agricultural Education ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Equality In Education ◽  
Education In Africa

Abstract This chapter explores gender considerations and practices in the context of tertiary agricultural education (TAE) in Africa. It discusses (1) the key outcomes of gender equality in education, (2) the barriers to achieving gender equality, (3) strategies to achieve gender equality in education, and (4) education as a force for changing social and gender norms.

scholarly journals Education and Training: Advantaging the Level of Women’s Legislative Participation in Kenya

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 1463
Author(s):  
Mokua Ombati
Keyword(s):  
Educational Level ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
The Status ◽  
Legislative Representation ◽  
Equality In Education ◽  
And Training ◽  
Women Participation ◽  
Status Of Women

This study examines data on the patterns, nature and extent of women’s legislative representation in Kenya and considers the role of education in increasing their participation. The main objective is to determine the status of women within the legislative assembly since Kenya gained independence in 1963 and explore the link between legislative representation, gender, and educational level and achievement. The study attempts to answer the question: Does education and training encourage women’s legislative participation? It concludes that more gender equality in education and training increases the chances of women participation in legislative leadership positions in Kenya.

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