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Contents:
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Letting Girls Learn
2 The Girls' Own Stories
3 Educating Myself: Valuable Lessons for Self and Others
4 The Story of Prerna
5 Building a Universe of Care
6 Enabling Learning: Building a Web of Support
7 Developing a Feminist Consciousness: Dialogical Circles of Empowerment
8 Finding Self, Finding Home: Using Drama for Self-Work
9 Empowerment as a Social Act: From Self-Work to Social Work
10 Learning Outcomes and Beyond
11 Scaling Prerna
12 Reframing Girls' Education
Epilogue: Educating Boys for Gender Justice
Appendixes
A Caste in India: A Brief Note
B Methodology
C Historical Backdrop of Girls' Education
Notes
Index
"Urvashi Sahni is an educator, social entrepreneur, and feminist activist. Apart from being an Ashoka Fellow, she is a Nonresident Fellow at the Center for Universal Education at Brookings and an adviser to the government of Rajasthan.
“Reaching for the Sky presents a model of gender transformative
education and demonstrates what is possible when the rights of
girls and women are the heart and soul of a school. Grounded in
extensive research and critical analysis, this volume is also a key
resource for educators, gender activists, and scholars, bringing a
gender lens to the global discourse on the politics of
education.”—Nora Fyles, Head of the Secretariat, United Nations
Girls’ Education Initiative
“This volume provides a timely reminder that while statistics
matter, ultimately education speaks to the spirit and the soul.
Here is an encounter with real people: with girls from the lowest
caste and the poorest families, with teachers who care deeply about
every student, and with Urvashi herself, who has worked hard to
overcome gender prisons, including the one in her own mind. This
book will captivate everyone who wants to see a better future for
the hundreds of millions of girls who are at risk of being denied
equality, opportunity, and a pathway out of poverty.”—Julia
Gillard, former Prime Minister of Australia; Distinguished Fellow,
Center for Universal Education at Brookings; and Chair, Global
Partnership for Education
“In a world rife with gender inequalities, Urvashi Sahni offers a
riveting, evocative example from India of how the most vulnerable
young women in that society develop their voices, their sense of
agency and self, and their abilities to influence their futures.
This happens through the support of a remarkable school, steeped in
feminist principles and grounded in reflection and action. Sahni’s
book is a tour de force that shows us how injustice can indeed be
challenged and life worlds can be transformed. It presents the best
writing about education in a generation.”—Glynda A. Hull,
Professor, Elizabeth H. and Eugene A. Shurtleff Chair in
Undergraduate Education, University of California, Berkeley
“Urvashi Sahni captures the spirit of the girls who face challenges
in India today and efforts to surmount them in a real meaningful
way. Empowerment of girls and women has been Urvashi’s enduring
goal for many decades, and the success stories that have emerged
would encourage everyone who shares this spirit, not only on the
topic of “development,” but all those who want a gender-just
society.”—Vrinda Sarup, Secretary School Education and Literacy,
Government of India, and retired Senior Officer in the Indian
Administrative Service
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