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- 268pagine
- 10 ore di lettura
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This title examines the role of education in development debates, offering a systematic and theoretical overview of key approaches. It highlights how education is influenced by national and local cultures, despite shared issues across various institutions. The text presents diverse theoretical perspectives from multiple disciplines to help students grasp the complexities of the debate. It addresses education's negative impacts and emphasizes the importance of including early childhood development, adult, vocational, and higher education, as well as informal and distance learning. Chapters cover topics such as human capital, human rights, and the intersection of education, gender, and development, featuring examples from countries like India, Hong Kong, Kenya, and South Africa. The book incorporates a robust pedagogy with text boxes, summaries, key questions, and links to relevant websites and videos, ensuring a variety of voices and contexts are represented. Aimed at undergraduates, it provides an introductory overview while critically engaging with essential themes and questions. Additionally, it appeals to development practitioners, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and corporate employees involved in education and development initiatives.
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Education and Development, Simon A McGrath
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2018
- Rilegatura
- (In brossura)
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- Titolo
- Education and Development
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Simon A McGrath
- Editore
- Routledge
- Pubblicato
- 2018
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 268
- ISBN10
- 1138211281
- ISBN13
- 9781138211285
- Serie
- Categoria
- Tag
- Scienza, Educazione, istruzione, Teorie Politiche, Sviluppo, Diritto Civile, Repubblica del Sudafrica, Aspetti sociali, Politica sociale, Paesi in via di sviluppo
- Descrizione
- This title examines the role of education in development debates, offering a systematic and theoretical overview of key approaches. It highlights how education is influenced by national and local cultures, despite shared issues across various institutions. The text presents diverse theoretical perspectives from multiple disciplines to help students grasp the complexities of the debate. It addresses education's negative impacts and emphasizes the importance of including early childhood development, adult, vocational, and higher education, as well as informal and distance learning. Chapters cover topics such as human capital, human rights, and the intersection of education, gender, and development, featuring examples from countries like India, Hong Kong, Kenya, and South Africa. The book incorporates a robust pedagogy with text boxes, summaries, key questions, and links to relevant websites and videos, ensuring a variety of voices and contexts are represented. Aimed at undergraduates, it provides an introductory overview while critically engaging with essential themes and questions. Additionally, it appeals to development practitioners, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and corporate employees involved in education and development initiatives.