This book is a very enjoyable and instructive read which brings together a number of rich and very diverse articles.

International Review of Education

<i>Education and NGOs </i>provides a rich and diverse source of case study material on the operation, effects and costs of NGOs in education. Proponents of neo-liberalism will welcome evidence of the contributions made by NGOs, critics may focus on their negative effects on public education systems. Altogether, this is a valuable collection of information for both scholars and practitioners.

Noel McGinn, Professor Emeritus, Harvard University Graduate School of Education, and Fellow Emeritus, Harvard Institute for International Development, Harvard University, USA

<i>Education and NGOs</i> presents a balanced and critical account of a variety of organisations working in the education sector around the world. Case studies from Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America as well as the questions for reflection that accompany each chapter will prove useful to readers interested in learning more about the important, yet complicated role that NGOs play in international educational development.

Mary Mendenhall, Assistant Professor of Practice, International and Comparative Education Program, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA

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This thought-provoking collection of essays brings together important comparative insights from practitioners and scholars working on education in different world contexts and within a number of NGOs, which histories, missions and reach illustrate the diverse and multiple contributions of NGOs to education. Taken together, the eight country studies provide a solid introduction to the various issues emerging from NGO engagement in education, particularly in the service of those who would otherwise be excluded.

Zeena Zakharia, Assistant Professor of International and Comparative Education, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA

Education and NGOs discusses the role of sectors outside the mainstream in relation to improving access to education, with particular focus on the underprivileged. International case study examples offer insights into the work of non-governmental organizations, which play a crucial role in UNESCO’s global Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) effort, by providing alternative forms of education and improving educational access. Including a discussion of the work of organizations such as Africa Educational Trust, Kids Company, FIDAL Foundation and many others, the volume explores the role of NGOs in the UK, the USA, India, Nepal, the Gaza Strip, Ecuador, Philippines and South Africa. Each chapter contains contemporary questions to encourage active engagement with the material and an annotated list of suggested reading to support further exploration.
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Series Editor’s Preface Introduction, Lorraine Pe Symaco (University of Malaya, Malaysia) 1. The Role of NGOs in Supporting Education in Africa, Michael Brophy 2. Education and NGOs in Ecuador, Rosalia Arteaga (Advisory Council of the Latin American Foundation for the Integration and Development) 3. Non-Governmental Provision of Education in the Gaza Strip, Lucy Thirkell (University of Cambridge, UK) 4. Going to School Programme in India, Ch. Radha Gayathri (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India) and Lisa Heydlauff (Going to School, India) 5. High Impact Tourism Training (HITT) Programme in Nepal, Jonathan Demenge (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Switzerland) and Bibek Shrestha (Alternative Energy Promotion Centre, Nepal) 6. Education and NGOs in the Philippines, Benjamin Diokno (University of the Philippines, Philippines) and Lorraine Pe Symaco (University of Malaya, Malaysia) 7. The Work of Borien Educational Foundation for Southern Africa (BEFSA) in the Eastern Cape, Keith Borien (Borien Educational Foundation for Southern Africa, South Africa) 8. Educating Vulnerable Children in the UK, Camila Batmanghelidjh (Kids Company, UK) 9. The Role of NGOs and Educational Partnerships in the USA, Caroline Collins (University California, San Diego, USA) Index
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Regional case studies provide an overview of the role of non-governmental organizations in delivering alternative forms of access to education.
The first global overview of the role of non-governmental organizations in education, filling a substantial gap in the market
This series presents an authoritative, coherent and focused collection of texts to introduce and promote the notion of education as a humanitarian response as a prime function of educational activity. The series takes a holistic interpretation of education, dealing not only with formal schooling and other systemic provisions in the mainstream, but rather with educational reality - teaching and learning in whatever form it comes at any age.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781472589675
Publisert
2016-02-11
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic
Vekt
535 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
208

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Om bidragsyterne

Lorraine Pe Symaco is Director of the Centre for Research in International and Comparative Education (CRICE) at the University of Malaya, Malaysia.