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Gender equality in access to education in Africa is the topic of this research. Onsongo (2011) cites access to education by girls and women and the social perception of those seeking further education as main obstacles in educational development.
The goal of this research is to:

1.       Interpret whether access to education for girls and women is connected to social structures or role structures.The approach I would take in researching this topic is constructivist. The girls and women exposed to gender inequality and a lack of access to education are experiencing this in a real world context.

2.       Identify possible responses to gender inequality in education for girls and women through policy or social means.

3.       Collect data on the direct impact of a lack of acces to education on women and girls.

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I will use critical subjectivity in the conduct of this study so as not to affect the outcomes of the research in terms of interpretation during interviews.

I will also be depending on Prior Theory and Research as outlined by Maxwell (2013). I will be interpreting and discussing the work of other researchers in this area and comparing my findings with theirs.

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Data will be collected through structured and semi-structured interviews with learners who are girls or women and with policy makers and school administrators.

The sources of data will be mixed and will be built on case studies and surveys.

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Is access to education limited differently when the learner is a woman or a girl?

Does the interruption of study cause more inequality in education if the learner attempts to return after a period off (such as having children or changing social or economic conditions)?

Can access be improved at both primary and secondary education levels or should efforts focus on primary education access only?

Do the dynamics and causes of inequality in accessing education differ between pre-tertiary and tertiary education?

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Onsongo, J. (2011). Promoting gender equity in selected public universities of Kenya. African Books Collective.

Unterhalter, E. (2007). 2 Global values and gender equality in education. Gender Education and equality in a Global Context, 19.

Glesne, Corinne. 2011. "Prestudy Tasks: Doing What is Good for You," Chapter 2 in Becoming Qualitative Researchers: An Introduction, 4th Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson.

Maxwell, Joseph. 2013. "Conceptual Framework: What do you think is going on?" Chapter 3 in Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach, 3rd Edition. Los Angeles, CA: Sage.

Bogdan, Robert and Sari Biklen. 1998. "Research Design," Chapter 2 in Qualitative Research for Education: An Introduction to Theory and Methods. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon.