Changing Female Literacy Practices in Algeria: Empirical Study on Cultural Construction of Gender and Empowerment (Edition Centaurus - Sozioökonomische Prozesse in Asien, Afrika und Lateinamerika)

From an ethnological standpoint, this study contends that the construction and implementation of a gender-based literacy program that empowers adult education learners in rural or semi-rural (hybrid) areas in Algeria must consider the context of the Arabic-Islamic tradition. In her research Anne Laaredj-Campbell examines the educational situation of women in the Haut Plateau by using methods derived from the field of ethnology. The author endeavors to take a look at the literacy practices and their theoretical implications for empowering women in Algeria. To date, there are no empirical studies on adult female literacy in Algeria that focus on the cultural construction of gender and empowerment. A gender approach to education is committed to establishing reasons for the deficiencies of literacy among women. Contents Theoretical and conceptual overview of literacy Womenâ#x80;#x99;s status in literacy and education Understanding the process of empowerment for rural women Empirical case studies of the Iqraa functional literacy program and Ibn Khaldun University survey in Tiaret, Algeria Target Groups Lecturers and students of philosophy and cultural anthropology specializing in gender and womenâ#x80;#x99;s studies Readers who are interested in literacy and empowerment, gender and women studies, cultural anthropology The Author Anne Laaredj-Campbell received her doctorate degree in cultural anthropology from the Albert-Ludwigsâ#x80;#x90;UniversitÃÞt, Freiburg i. Br. Her research interests include gender and women studies as well as foreign language acquisition From an ethnological standpoint, this study contends that the construction and implementation of a gender-based literacy program that empowers adult education learners in rural or semi-rural (hybrid) areas in Algeria must consider the context of the Arabic-Islamic tradition. In her research Anne Laaredj-Campbell examines the educational situation of women in the Haut Plateau by using methods derived from the field of ethnology. The author endeavors to take a look at the literacy practices and their theoretical implications for empowering women in Algeria. To date, there are no empirical studies on adult female literacy in Algeria that focus on the cultural construction of gender and empowerment. A gender approach to education is committed to establishing reasons for the deficiencies of literacy among women. Contents Theoretical and conceptual overview of literacy Womenâ#x80;#x99;s status in literacy and education Understanding the process of empowerment for rural women Empirical case studies of the Iqraa functional literacy program and Ibn Khaldun University survey in Tiaret, Algeria Target Groups Lecturers and students of philosophy and cultural anthropology specializing in gender and womenâ#x80;#x99;s studies Readers who are interested in literacy and empowerment, gender and women studies, cultural anthropology The Author Anne Laaredj-Campbell received her doctorate degree in cultural anthropology from the Albert-Ludwigsâ#x80;#x90;UniversitÃÞt, Freiburg i. Br. Her research interests include gender and women studies as well as foreign language acquisition From an ethnological standpoint, this study contends that the construction and implementation of a gender-based literacy program that empowers adult education learners in rural or semi-rural (hybrid) areas in Algeria must consider the context of the Arabic-Islamic tradition. In her research Anne Laaredj-Campbell examines the educational situation of women in the Haut Plateau by using methods derived from the field of ethnology. The author endeavors to take a look at the literacy practices and their theoretical implications for empowering women in Algeria. To date, there are no empirical studies on adult female literacy in Algeria that focus on the cultural construction of gender and empowerment. A gender approach to education is committed to establishing reasons for the deficiencies of literacy among women. Contents Theoretical and conceptual overview of literacy Women's status in literacy and education Understanding the process of empowerment for rural women Empirical case studies of the Iqraa functional literacy program and Ibn Khaldun University survey in Tiaret, Algeria Target Groups Lecturers and students of philosophy and cultural anthropology specializing in gender and women's studies Readers who are interested in literacy and empowerment, gender and women studies, cultural anthropology The Author Anne Laaredj-Campbell received her doctorate degree in cultural anthropology from the Albert-Ludwigs' Universitat, Freiburg i. Br. Her research interests include gender and women studies as well as foreign language acquisition Front Matter....Pages 1-17 Introduction....Pages 19-28 Front Matter....Pages 29-29 Geographic Location and Demography....Pages 31-50 Theoretical and Conceptual Overview of Literacy....Pages 51-79 Front Matter....Pages 81-82 Historical Retrospective of Women’s Education in Algeria....Pages 83-137 The Status of Women in the Haut Plateau: Between Islam, Politics and Popular Perception....Pages 139-173 Understanding the Process of Empowerment for Rural Women....Pages 175-185 Pre-assessment of Women’s Empowerment in Work, Politics and Islam....Pages 187-200 Front Matter....Pages 201-202 Organization of the Functional Literacy Program in Tiaret....Pages 203-226 Case Study I: Women’s Literacy Class Observations....Pages 227-244 Case Study II: Men’s Literacy Class Survey....Pages 245-255 Case Study III: Ibn Khaldun University Gender Survey in Tiaret....Pages 257-290 Back Matter....Pages 291-412 Annotation From an ethnological standpoint, this study contends that the construction and implementation of a gender-based literacy programme that empowers adult education learners in rural or semi-rural (hybrid) areas in Algeria must consider the context of the Arabic-Islamic tradition. Examining the educational situation of women in the Haut Plateau using methods derived from the field of ethnology, it explores literacy practices and their theoretical implications for empowering women in Algeria Anne Laaredj-campbell. Originally Presented As The Author's Thesis (doctoral)--universität Freiburg Im Breisgau. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 393-409). In English; Abstract In German.