num_pages: 272
description: This book is a comprehensive introductory text for those beginning their studies of the complex yet fascinating area of education and international development. It sets out an overview of the main theories, ideologies and issues of education in developing countries, always with an eye to the contextual and practical realities of life in schools and other educational institutions. The book takes a balanced yet critical approach and examines both positive and negative aspects of the many relationships between education and development. It will be of use to undergraduate, Master's and doctoral students, as well as to staff in higher education who teach on courses concerned with education and development and those who work in international institutions and non-governmental organisations. CONTENTSAn Overview of the FieldEducation and introductory ideasThe Nature of Formal Education in Developing access, quality, outcomes and inequalityTheories of Education and explaining the relationships between education and developmentEconomic human capital or dependency and socio-economic reproduction?Modernisation or the 'Prismatic' Society and Institution?Political Development and DemocratisationEducation as Harmful to Development?Ideological Goals for Education and 'ought' relationshipsEducation, Capitalism and SocialismEducation and Green or Sustainable DevelopmentEducation and ReligionIssues of Education and DevelopmentGender, Education, Development and the Role of MasculinityEducation in EmergenciesNon-state Educational ProvisionEducation, Employment and Vocational EducationEducation and CorruptionEducation, Health and HIV/AIDSInternational Aid to EducationLiteracy and Language
language: English
title: Education and International Development: theory, practice and issues
publisher: Symposium Books