Abstract

Gender-based Catchment Ranges in Uganda, Too Far for Girls?
Track: Educational Research and Teacher Education
Author(s): Patrick Wawro, Julie Hite, Steven Hite, Christopher Mugimu

Gender equality in educational access is a human right and is essential for achieving freedom, democracy and sustainable development in any society. Developing countries such as Uganda have recognized the importance of equal access to education and have made important strides in improving equal access to primary-level education.

In the spring of 2008, a research team from Brigham Young University will be collecting information on a sample of Ugandan secondary education-level students (post elementary) and using GIS and more particularly Spatial and Geostatistical Analyst extensions, will analyze the spatial distribution of student hometown locations around the location of the schools they attend to learn about their relative catchment ranges. Of particular interest is whether the average catchment range of girls are shorter than boys, indicating that distance may be a more significant barrier for girls than it is for boys.

Patrick Wawro
Brigham Young University
324 S. 530 East
Orem , Utah 84097
United States
Phone: 801-851-8604
Fax: 801-851-8612
E-mail: patrickw.ucpw@utah.gov

Julie Hite
Brigham Young University
306 J MCKB
Provo , Utah 84602
United States
Phone: 801-422-5039
E-mail: julie_hite@byu.edu

Steven Hite
Brigham Young University
306 E MCKB
Brigham Young University
Provo , Utah 84602
United States
Phone: 801-422-3814
E-mail: steve_hite@byu.edu

Christopher Mugimu
Makere University
P.O. 4753
Kampala , Kampala 4753
Uganda
Phone: 235-782-656508
E-mail: cmbyalusago@educ.mak.ac.ug