Open AccessImpact of 1991 Policy Initiatives for Girls and Women in Education: Fibre and Fishhooks
Author(s) -
Carol Hamilton,
Lise. Bird
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
new zealand annual review of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1178-3311
pISSN - 1171-3283
DOI - 10.26686/nzaroe.v0i1.820
Subject(s) - political science , policy development , economic growth , education policy , higher education , public administration , economics
This paper examines the policy climate during 1991 for issues involving the education of girls and women. In many ways the year provided a more chilling wind than in previous years. The year has seen policy proposals both encouraging and discouraging for the furthering of women’s education. However, as Wellingtonians are aware, winds are notoriously changeable, and our analysis attempts to incorporate some of the contradictory principles and practices that can be found within current policy proposals...