Origins, journeys, and returns
Subtitle: social justice in international higher education
By: edited by Toby Alice Volkman with Joan Dassin and Mary Zurbuchen.
Contributors: Volkman, Toby Alice, 1948-; Dassin, Joan.; Zurbuchen, Mary Sabina.
Publisher: Social Science Research Council
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780979077289
Subjects: People with social disabilities -- Education (Higher) -- Developing countries -- Cross-cultural studies; Educational equalization -- Developing countries -- Cross-cultural studies; Social justice -- Developing countries -- Cross-cultural studies
Genres: Cross-cultural studies.
Table of contents: title: Higher education as a vehicle for social justice: opportunities and constraints / Joan Dassin; title: The question of "disadvantage" / Mary Zurbuchen; title: South Africa: justice and disadvantage in a new democracy / Shireen Hassim; title: Nigeria: higher education and the challenge of access / Wilson Akpan and Yinka Akinyoade; title: Mexico and Guatemala: multiple faces of marginalization / David Navarette and Anabella Acevedo; title: Brazil: excluded groups in higher education / Valter Silverio; title: Vietnam: creating favorable conditions / Mary Zurbuchen; title: India: layered inequalities / Ganesh Devy; title: Journeys: the international experience / Toby Alice Volkman; title: "Return" and "returns:" brain drain and the path back home / Joan Dassin; title: Beyond measure: fellowships and social justice / Joan Dassin, Toby Alice Volkman and Mary Zurbuchen.