Abstract
This chapter focuses on the evaluation of programs and policies designed to promote gender equity in schools and to raise awareness in general about gender issues in urban education. It raises the following problems:
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How to frame and define gender as an important issue in urban education.
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How to decide where and by what criteria to distribute limited resources to gender-based educational programs in urban communities.
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How to assess and evaluate the impact and importance of gender education work both locally and nationally.
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Ginsberg, A. (2007). Gender Equity in Urban Education: New Relationships between Funding and Evaluation. In: Ginsberg, A.E., Gasman, M. (eds) Gender and Educational Philanthropy. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230603080_13
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