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Making Learning More Accessible for Women: The Practitioners’ Viewpoint

Priyadarshini, Anita (Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)

ODL has been seen as a great liberator which has brought education to the doorsteps of those who are deprived and excluded. Over the years, ODL has been promoted by governments as a viable means for reaching out to the ...

Gender Policy for Open Schooling in India

Devraj, Anita (Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)

It has been found worldwide that the larger problem of gender discrimination is caused due to gender bias in the family and community specifically due to the patriarchal (or matriarchal) mindset of people accompanied by ...

Empowering Girls’ Through ODL System of Education: A Case Study

Indrakanti, Verlaxmi; Indrakanti, Satyanarayana R (Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)

Open and distance learning addresses social and educational inequality and fulfils the needs of disadvantaged group especially the education of girl child, which is an equally essential mandate for the growth of our society. ...

Improving the Quality of Education Through the Use of Gender-Sensitive Student Councils: Experience of Five Selected Districts in Tanzania

Mnubi, Godfrey M (Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)

This study explores the practical aspects of gender-sensitive and democratically elected student councils in terms of strengthening school leadership and governance and providing a platform for increased awareness and ...

Female Learners' Access to Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Courses: Case of Marine Engineering in Mombasa Technical Training Institute, Kenya

Kithinji, Anne P K (Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)

Female learners are categorized as under-represented in SET-courses and careers. Previous studies have discussed factors influencing female participation SET-courses/careers. However little has been done to investigate ...

Factors Affecting Women’s Career Advancement: Open and Distance Learners’ Prespective

Chea, Chiam C (Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)

According to World Bank Report, female population in Malaysia was reported at 49.3% in 2016. Women play prominent role in today world because they carry variety of roles in the family, community and society levels. In ...

Increasing Women Access in TVET Through ODL Programme: A Case of Thika Technical Training Institute in Kiambu County, Kenya

Chege, Pauline N; Kariuki, J N (Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)

Statistics from Thika Institutional sex disaggregated baseline survey (2014) clearly showed that 65% were males and 35% were females . This clearly shows there is a gap as far as women participation in technical education ...

Gendered Micro Politics: Exploring the Conventional and ODL Academic Systems in Sri Lanka

Bulumulle, Kanchana S (Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)

the current research interrogates the experience of gendered academic micro-politics in two academic settings namely the conventional and open and distant learning (ODL) systems in Sri Lanka. Particularly, it attempts to ...

Technology Mediated Teaching/Learning as a Pathway to Inclusive Higher Education for Sustainable Development: What are the Pending Gender Issues

Morolong, Bantu L K; Nage-Sibande, Bogadi (Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)

Open, flexible and online education is being adopted by institutions to enhance their efforts to achieve increased levels of access to inclusive learning opportunities. However, while the significant growth in online ...

Gender Based Inequalities in Learning for Mitigating Disaster Risk in Bangladesh: How ODL can Help?

Sattar, Mohammed A (Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)

No doubt about that Bangladesh is a disaster prone country. This country is experienced by natural and human induced disasters on an average every year. The severity of these disasters on people is not equal. In most cases, ...