Gender equity is an increasingly discussed priority and cross-cutting theme within international development evaluation. However, it is unclear whether advances being made in evaluating the outcomes in this area are reflected in the scholarly literature. In this context, a fundamental question is: How is gender being addressed in international…

This article centres on female students' reasoning about their emotional (re)actions during the process of academic becoming. It builds on an ethnographical study of students' subjectivity processes at a jointly run Sino-Danish university in Beijing. The article draws on a theoretical framework called "emotional reasoning," bridging Sara…

This paper documents the experience and lessons from implementing an e-learning program aimed at creating research capacity for gender, crisis prevention, and recovery. It presents a case study of bringing together a multidisciplinary group of women professionals through both online and face-to-face interactions to learn the skills needed to be a…

Reviews current approaches by U.S. and other Western researchers to evaluating the differential impacts of international development on women and men and discusses the potential contributions feminist evaluation could make to improve the understanding of the gender dimensions of development. (SLD)

Investigates the status of gender and computer use in education based on a study by the IEA (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement). Results indicate possible causes of gender differences include parental support, access to computers, lack of female role models, and types of computer activities in schools.…

Asserts that teachers find it hard to accept that cultural and political stereotyping does shape their teaching strategies and behaviors. Describes several studies of American schools that indicate that education remains sexist. States that, in teaching literature in particular, teachers must ensure there is a balance of writings by men and women,…

Examines how democratization of schooling is being shaped in Latin America and how dangerous delusions and exclusions affect the treatment of gender in this process. Focuses on initiatives and development policies of international aid agencies, their research projects, and international conferences. Suggests that democratization requires a larger…