Informal Learning and Literacy among Maasai Women: Education, Emancipation and Empowerment

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
	Figures
	Map
	Table
Foreword
	Informal learning and international development
	Indigenous learning
	References
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Glossary
Introduction: exploring the notion of informal learning and literacy from a Maasai woman’s perspective
	References
1 Postcolonial feminist theory
	Introduction
	Postcolonial theory
	Postcolonial feminism
	Conclusion
	References
2 Women’s informal learning and empowerment in the context of development
	Introduction
	Informal learning and adult literacy in development
	Women’s informal learning in Africa
	Literacy and the impact of literacy on women’s well-being
	New literacies: literacy from a socio-cultural perspective
	Women’s empowerment and agency in international development
	Conclusion
	References
3 Using an ethnographic research framework
	Introduction
	Feminist research
	Womanism – African feminism?
	Establishing rapport and positioning myself
	Data collection in the field
	Data analysis
	Ethical considerations
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
4 Socio-cultural background of the Maasai women in Kenya
	Introduction
	Historical background of Kenya after independence from Britain
	Government initiatives to improve education and people’s well-being
	Policy of adult and continuing education and women’s development in Kenya
	Maasai women’s situation in Narok County
	Conclusion
	Note
	References
5 Narratives and process observation of village women
	Introduction
	Background of the research site: the village where I stayed
	Narratives of village women
	Analysis and discussions of the village women’s narratives
	Village women’s voices on learning/literacy and well-being
	Process observation
	Conclusion
	Note
	References
6 Interview analysis of women’s group leaders and bureaucrats
	Introduction
	Narratives of women’s group leaders
	Analysis and discussions of the women’s group leaders’ narratives
	The impact of women’s group activities on well-being
	The concept of literacy from a women’s group leaders’ perspective
	Opinions about women’s situation in the community and overcoming women’s inequality
	Narratives of government and NGO officers
	Analysis and discussions of the government and NGO officers’ narratives
	The concept of literacy from a government officer’s perspective: how do they see ‘literacy’?
	Conclusion
	References
7 Conclusion
	Introduction
	Postcolonial feminist analysis: the significance of women’s voices
	Postcolonial feminist theory and informal learning and literacy in the context of international development
	Discussion and implications of the findings
	Women’s informal learning/literacy and its impact on improving their well-being
	Women’s roles in improving well-being in their community
	Women in Narok: changes in agency through the process of empowerment
	Recommendations to the government, aid agencies, NGOs and future researchers
	Directions for future research
	Conclusion
	References
Index