TY - BOOK AU - Clegg, Andrew. ED - Division of Secondary, Technical & Vocational Education. ED - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). ED - Science and Technology Education Section. TI - Girls and science : a training module on motivating girls to embark on science and technology careers / edited by Andrew, Clegg U1 - Pamphlet LC 2412 .C54 2006/ + /PDF/(914KB) CY - Paris : Section for Science and Technology Education, Division of Secondary, Technical and Vocational Education, UNESCO, 2006. KW - Girls – Education – Africa. KW - Women in science – Africa. KW - Women in technology – Africa KW - Science – Study and teaching – Africa – Sex differences N1 - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization—at head of title; Includes bibliographical references; Contents: Foreword—Introduction—Unit 1. Introductory unit – setting the scene—Unit 2. Training and supporting teachers—Unit 3. Career guidance—Unit 4. Career guidance activities—Unit 5. Training and supporting science and mathematics teachers—Unit 6. Initial teacher education; Abstract: Social and economic development of a country is closely linked to the educational level of its female population. As women in the developing world are generally under-represented in science and technology, this module aims to address the inherent gender disparities in this field, with a specific focus on Africa UR - http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001453/145367e.pdf ER -