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Education as a global concern /
"This is an engaging discussion about the functions of education, drawing on a range of educational situations. "Education as a Global Concern" introduces the issues covered by this exciting new series, "Education as a Humanitarian Response." Colin Brock challenges the exist...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Continuum International Pub. Group,
2011.
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| Colección: | Education as a humanitarian response.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgements; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Why is Education a Global Concern?; Introduction; What is 'education' anyway?; Education systems and their functions; Education and development; The Millennium Development Goals; Theproblem of the education establishment; Summary; 2 Education as a Humanitarian Response; Introduction; Aholistic approach to EHR; Ahuman rights approach; The issue of scale; The notion of cultural capacity; Gender; Summary; 3 The Excluded and Marginalized Majority; Introduction; Slavery; Orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs).
- Extreme poverty and the marginalized majorityTeachers; Literacy, adult and non-formal education; Indigenous peoples; Travelling communities; Summary; 4 Education and Disasters; Introduction; Education and war: hot and cold; Multilateral and bilateral agencies and NGOs; Education and emergencies: situations of conflict and post-conflict; Refugees and asylum seekers; Internally displaced people (IDPs); Education and environmental disasters; Major nutrition and health issues and education; Summary; 5 The Dislocated and Dysfunctional Mainstream; Introduction.
- Structure and funding of education systemsAccess and selection; Curriculum and qualifications; Summary; Epilogue: where do we go from here?; Further Reading; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.