Education and International Development: An Introduction - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1350119067 ISBN 13: 9781350119062

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2021

Synopsis

Education and International Development provides an introduction to the debates on education and international development, giving an overview of the history, influential theories, key concepts, areas of achievement and emerging trends in policy and practice. Written by leading academics from Canada, India, Netherlands, South Africa, UK, USA, and New Zealand, this second edition has been fully updated in light of recent changes in the field, such as the introduction of the Sustainable Development Goals and the increased focus on environmental sustainability and equality. The book includes three new chapters on private providers, decolonisation and learning outcomes as well as a range of pedagogical features including key concept boxes, biographies of influential thinkers and practitioners, further reading lists, questions for reflection and debate, and case studies from around the developing world.

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About the Authors

Tristan McCowan is Professor of International Education at the IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK. He is the author of Rethinking Citizenship Education (2009), Education as a Human Right (2013), and Higher Education For and Beyond the Sustainable Development Goals (2019). He is editor of Compare journal.

ELAINE UNTERHALTER is Professor of Education and International Development at the University of London, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350119067
• ISBN 13: 9781350119062
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 518
• Editor: McCowan Tristan