No Pending National Elections, Who Cares? What Newspaper Publications Reveal about Local Efforts Towards Millennium Development Goal 3
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| Title: | No Pending National Elections, Who Cares? What Newspaper Publications Reveal about Local Efforts Towards Millennium Development Goal 3 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Arku, Frank S., Arku, Cynthia |
| Source: | Educational Research Quarterly. Sep 2013 37(1):60-86. |
| Availability: | Behavioral Research Press. Grambling State University, Math Department, P.O. Box 1191, Grambling, LA 71245. Tel: 318-274-2425; Web site: http://erquarterly.org/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 27 |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education Secondary Education Postsecondary Education Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Newspapers, Equal Education, Sex Fairness, Development, Rural Areas, Urban Areas, Elections, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Developing Nations |
| Geographic Terms: | Ghana |
| ISSN: | 0196-5042 |
| Abstract: | The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has become a catch phrase in development discourse. This study is an assessment of the MDG 3: to promote gender equality at all levels of education in Ghana. The Daily Graphic (a newspaper in Ghana) which is Ghana's prominent newspaper was reviewed from 2000 to 2011 to determine the frequency of articles pertaining to addressing gender disparity at all levels of education and their sources. Also, we compared the rural and urban geographical emphasis of the articles. Findings demonstrated that primary level of education received the largest emphasis with the least number of writings on tertiary education. The articles were mainly authored by NGOs, politicians and education practitioners, and the majority referenced rural communities. It appeared that national elections influenced the frequency of the articles that The Daily Graphic published over the review period. We conclude that monitoring systems are central to keeping governments on track. Similarly, efforts that encourage the public to make their voice heard by frequently sending in articles can keep the state and other development agencies continually challenged and motivated until they deliver on their promises. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 40 |
| Entry Date: | 2013 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1061960 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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