*WebQuest-Many
Girls Do Not Have Access to Education
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Teacher |
Ms. Riviere, ariviere@uafutureleaders.com |
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School |
Urban Assembly-Academy For Future Leaders |
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Topic |
Millions of Girls Are Out of School |
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Locations |
Africa, Asia and Latin America |
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Social Problem |
Many girls do not attend school |
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Introduction |
Have you ever wished you didn’t have to go to school? How
many times have you prayed that your teachers would not give you homework?
That’s O.K. since it’s quite common that many students have those desires
every now and then. However, as the saying goes “be careful of what you
wish”. Most people agree that one of the most effective ways of
achieving success is by getting a solid education. Societies with highly
educated populations tend to achieve more progress than those with low levels
of education. Unfortunately, access to education is a luxury in many
developing nations and girls are often left behind. According to the United
Nations, “in 2019,
more than 260 million children did not go to school”. Also,
the Malala Fund website indicates that “there are 130 million girls out of
school”. Several factors contribute to the lack of access to girls' education
in developing countries. |
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A7Task *Regions of Focus |
Imagine that you are high school students applying for an
internship with the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF. Six winning
groups will travel and spend 4 weeks (Summer of 2023) investigating the lack
of girl’s access to education in Africa, Latin America or Asia. Your project has to be extremely creative, have solid
resources and provide a clear, coherent message highlighting the social
problem to bring awareness to the issue. Don’t forget, there are many other schools submitting
projects, so yours MUST go above and beyond! As responsible world citizens and students, you have the
opportunity to research the important global problem of girls’ lack of
education. Your group will create and present a Google
Slides Presentation that includes the PPA Process to examine the main causes,
realities, effects of the lack of girls’ access to education and strategies
to combat this human rights’ violation. —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Group 1- Africa
These Kenyan girls walk far distances to collect water. This prevents many children who live in rural areas from
going to school. —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -Group 2- Asia
Girls working in a Cambodian sweatshop. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Group 3- Latin America
Many Peruvian children face an extremely dangerous
journey to school. |
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Process |
-The class will be divided into 3 groups focusing on
Africa, Asia or Latin America. -Each group will have 4-5 class members. -Each research group will have to create & present
a Google Slides Presentation examining the global social problem of
the lack of girls’ access to education. -Each presentation will include the Six Steps of the
Public Policy Analyst Model. -Remember to review the Sample PPA Presentation that I
modeled in class, so that you can familiarize yourselves with the project
requirements. -Each group should read and summarize relevant
information from 3-4 of the online articles or videos under the “Resources”
section. Six Steps of the Public Policy Analyst Model (PPA) 1-
Define the Problem: Background Information of the Problem Worksheet
# 1 2-
Gather the Evidence Worksheet # 2 3-
Identify the Causes and Effects Worksheet # 3 4-
Evaluate an Existing Policy: Advantages and Disadvantages of this Policy Worksheet # 4 5-
Develop Solutions: Create 2-3 New, Original Alternative Policies Worksheet # 5 6-
Select the Best Solution: Feasibility vs. Effectiveness Graph Worksheet # 6
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Resources -For All Groups |
***Video Clip: “Let
Girls Learn”, Public Service Announcement produced by USAID in 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1B8n_xqB8g ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***Video: “1 in 5 girls is not in school. Find out
what you can do about it on the Youth Effect!”, produced by The United
Nations in 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f13SDT1dl10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***Video: “Interview with Malala Yousafzai: The
importance of girls' education”, produced by Orion Publishing Group, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lty_rbl3CUU ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***Documentary Film: “Girl Rising”, produced in 2013 This documentary tells the story of
nine girls from different nations who face challenges when trying to receive
an education. https://girlrising.org/documentaries/girl-rising ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Girls’ Education: Gender Equality in Education Benefits
Every child”, UNICEF https://www.unicef.org/education/girls-education ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Why are more than 130 million girls not in school?”,
3/1/2021 @ Green Initiatives https://greeninitiatives.cn/why-are-more-than-130-million-girls-not-in-school/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Girls' Education: Facts
and How to Help”, Jasmine Owen, 6/18/2021 @ World Vision Canada https://www.worldvision.ca/stories/education/girls-education-facts-and-how-to-help --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Girls’ Education: Malala’s Fund”, Malala.org |
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Resources for Group # 1 -Africa |
***Documentary
Film: “The Most Dangerous Ways to School: Kenya” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llWh-K7aRDw ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “No country in sub-Saharan Africa
has achieved gender parity in both primary and secondary education”,
10/15/2015 @ UNESCO.org https://en.unesco.org/gem-report/sites/default/files/SSA_Press_Release_English_Gender_Report2015.pdf ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
“Education: Girls are catching up
with boys in sub-Saharan Africa”, 7/11/2022 @ World Economic Forum https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/07/education-africa-girls-boys-gender-school ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
“Opinion: Another brick in the wall
for girls’ education in emergencies in Africa” Authors: Nadia Ahidjo, Wendyam
Micheline Kabore, Julie Khamati, 2/1/2022 @ Devex.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
“Advancing Girls’ Education in
Africa: Malawi” @ Together Women Rise https://togetherwomenrise.org/programfactsheets/advancing-girls-education-in-africa/ |
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Resources for Group # 2 -Asia |
***Documentary
Film: “The Most Dangerous Ways to School: Nepal” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U86TTtk9eeY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***Documentary
Film: “Educating Girls in India”, produced by BBC News, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8sCADS5wKg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
“Restrictions on girls’ education
across South Asia highlights rising authoritarianism”, Jessica Field,
4/4/2022 @ GRIPP Online Magazine ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Children of the Mekong: Why Are
Girls Not In School?”, https://www.childrenofthemekong.org/why-girls-are-not-in-school/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “In South Asia, the Impacts of
School Closures May Last a Lifetime”, 5/5/2022, UNICEF USA https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/south-asia-impacts-school-closures-may-last-lifetime ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Educating the girl child a
challenge in post-Covid Asia”, Ben Joseph, 4/21/2022 @ Union of Catholic
Asian News” https://www.ucanews.com/news/educating-the-girl-child-a-challenge-in-post-covid-asia/96976 |
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Resources for Group # 3 -Latin America |
***Documentary
Film: “The
Most Dangerous Ways to School: Nicaragua” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTVcSJEmZCA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “International Labor Organization
reveals that 3.3 million children work in Central America and Mexico”,
3/19/2023 -Author: Eduardo Franco
Berton @ Q Costa Rica https://qcostarica.com/ilo-reveals-that-3-3-million-children-work-in-central-america-and-mexico/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “4
Barriers To Quality Education In The Mexico School System”, 11/7/2022 @
ICFDN-International Community Foundation https://icfdn.org/barriers-quality-education-mexico/
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“Barriers
to Education Equality in Latin America”, Maria Rendo, 4/9/2018 @ Girls Globe https://www.girlsglobe.org/2018/04/09/barriers-to-education-equality-latin-america/
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Equality for Children in Latin America and the Caribbean”, UNICEF |
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Evaluation -Rubric |
https://bes.garfk12.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Research-Google-Slides-Rubric.pdf |
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Conclusion |
In conclusion, by using the Six Steps of the Public
Policy Analyst Model (PPA), each group will investigate the global phenomenon
of the lack of girl’s access to education. Your group’s Presentation will
provide background information, identify the main causes and effects of the
focus problem, then research existing policies. You will finalize your
project by proposing your own solutions to the problem. Historians, by
completing this group project, you will become experts in using the PPA-Steps
while exploring a critical global social issue!! |
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Standards |
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for
research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting
or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and
audiences. Determine the central ideas or information of a
primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct
from prior knowledge or opinions. Identify key steps in a text's description of a
process related to history/social studies (e.g., how a bill becomes law, how
interest rates are raised or lowered). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.7
Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs,
photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital
texts. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.1
Cite specific textual evidence to
support analysis of primary and secondary sources. |
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