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Economics, Aid and Education : Implications for Development.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Comparative and International Education: Diversity of Voices SeriesPublisher: Rotterdam : BRILL, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (270 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789462093652
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Economics, Aid and EducationDDC classification:
  • 338.90091724
LOC classification:
  • L1-991
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Economics, Aid and Education: Implications for Development -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Acknowledgements -- Economics, Aid and Education: Implications for Development -- Part I: The Politics of Aid and Development -- The Economics of Aid: Implications for Education and Development -- The New Geopolitics of Educational Aid: From Cold Wars to Holy Wars? -- Aid in Education: A Perspective From Pakistan -- Critical Analysis of Economics of Education Theories with Regard to the Quality of Education -- Part II: Education and Development in a Neoliberal World -- How the English Language Contributes to Sustaining the Neoliberal Agenda: Another Take on the Strange Non-Demise of Neoliberalism -- The Economic Capture of Criticality and he Changing University in Australia and The UK -- Systems of Reason(ing) in the Idea of Education Reforms for Economic Development: The Puerto Rican Context -- Decentralisation, Marketisation and Quality-Orientation: Major Pursuits of Basic Education Reforms in China from 1985 to 2010 -- Narrative as an Educational Tool for Human Development and Autonomy: A Case Study with Homeless Single Mothers in Uruguay -- Part III: The African Context -- Education Localization for Optimizing Globalization's Opportunities and Challenges in Africa -- The Rising 'China Model' of Educational Cooperation with Africa: Features, Discourses and Perceptions -- Educational Policy Reforms in Africa for National Cohesion -- Breaking Down Borders in Development Education: Something's Gotta Give -- Skills Management System for Better School-to-Work -- Notes on Contributors.
Summary: The chapters in this volume include both case studies for specific countries as well as reflections on economic and educational priorities in a globalized world. How development aid is delivered, provisioned and under what conditions is debated in several chapters. Similarly, development as well as poverty are conceived in multi-dimensionalities depending on the context. In addition, the issue of what quality education has come to mean in a globalized age is also addressed.
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Intro -- Economics, Aid and Education: Implications for Development -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Acknowledgements -- Economics, Aid and Education: Implications for Development -- Part I: The Politics of Aid and Development -- The Economics of Aid: Implications for Education and Development -- The New Geopolitics of Educational Aid: From Cold Wars to Holy Wars? -- Aid in Education: A Perspective From Pakistan -- Critical Analysis of Economics of Education Theories with Regard to the Quality of Education -- Part II: Education and Development in a Neoliberal World -- How the English Language Contributes to Sustaining the Neoliberal Agenda: Another Take on the Strange Non-Demise of Neoliberalism -- The Economic Capture of Criticality and he Changing University in Australia and The UK -- Systems of Reason(ing) in the Idea of Education Reforms for Economic Development: The Puerto Rican Context -- Decentralisation, Marketisation and Quality-Orientation: Major Pursuits of Basic Education Reforms in China from 1985 to 2010 -- Narrative as an Educational Tool for Human Development and Autonomy: A Case Study with Homeless Single Mothers in Uruguay -- Part III: The African Context -- Education Localization for Optimizing Globalization's Opportunities and Challenges in Africa -- The Rising 'China Model' of Educational Cooperation with Africa: Features, Discourses and Perceptions -- Educational Policy Reforms in Africa for National Cohesion -- Breaking Down Borders in Development Education: Something's Gotta Give -- Skills Management System for Better School-to-Work -- Notes on Contributors.

The chapters in this volume include both case studies for specific countries as well as reflections on economic and educational priorities in a globalized world. How development aid is delivered, provisioned and under what conditions is debated in several chapters. Similarly, development as well as poverty are conceived in multi-dimensionalities depending on the context. In addition, the issue of what quality education has come to mean in a globalized age is also addressed.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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