Lesson 2: The Long-Term Impact of Girls' Education
2017
This lesson plan examines the conditions that result from different influences—social, political, physical environment, health—in a girl’s life and how these may influence her access to educational opportunities. Students will consider the impact of educational opportunity on a girl’s life and on the world, discuss what needs to change to promote greater gender equity in education, and consider whether girls in the United States face any of the same challenges as girls in Pakistan. The lesson plan includes student learning goals and a suggested process for the teacher, which incorporates classroom activities and discussion questions.
This lesson is part of the “Gender, Conflict, and Education” teaching pack, which was developed by the Global Health Education and Learning Incubator at Harvard University. This module focuses on the intersection of gender, conflict, and education through the experience of Malala Yousafzai, who in 2012 was shot by members of the Taliban due to her educational activism. It emphasizes the connection between education and long-term health outcomes, as well as the responses that are necessary to impact social determinants of health. The teaching pack includes an instructor’s note, a short case study on Malala, four lesson plans with supplemental exhibits, an annotated bibliography, and a select glossary of terms.
Lesson 2: The Long-Term Impact of Girls’ Education
Source:
Lesson 2: The Long-Term Impact of Girls’ Education. Gender, Conflict, and Education: Teaching Pack. Global Health Education and Learning Incubator at Harvard University 2017. https://repository.gheli.harvard.edu/repository/11653.