Böcker av Hassan Iddy

For many years in Tanzania girls have been under-represented in secondary schools,despite notable efforts by the government through established educational programmesand reforms. Reports indicate that there are many girls who are not enrolled insecondary schools, and some who manage to enrol but fail to complete their studies,while the majority of those who manage to stay to the end perform poorly inexaminations compared to boys. Using the perspectives of people living in a ruralcommunity, this study explores the possible reasons for girls' low enrolments, highdropout rates and poor performance in community secondary schools in rural Tanzania.The qualitative research approach using the ethnographic research design was employedto capture the lived experiences of girls and women in one rural village in Tanzania. Atotal of 28 participants were included in the study, including in-school girls and boys,out-of-school girls, teachers, a headmaster, parents, religious leaders, a VillageExecutive Officer (VEO) and a District Educational Officer (DEO). The informationwas collected using observations, interviews, field notes, photographs and documentreview. African feminisms and Indigenous Standpoint Theory (IST) were used to guidethe conduct of the study and the interpretation of the data.