The Educational Role of Non-Governmental Organisations | With Reference to Save the Children UK

Alex A Inglis

ISBN 10: 3838374444 / ISBN 13: 9783838374444

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

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The Educational Role of Non-Governmental Organisations | With Reference to Save the Children UK | Alex A Inglis | Taschenbuch | 88 S. | Englisch | 2010 | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | EAN 9783838374444 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt, info[at]bod[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Educational Role of Non-Governmental Organisations | With Reference to Save the Children UK
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3838374444
• ISBN 13: 9783838374444
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 6D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 6 millimeters depth
• Weight: 149 grams
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Synopsis

The end of the Cold War has witnessed the rise of a new humanitarianism. The increase in human rights abuses and atrocities, such as those that took place in Rwanda, East Timor, Sierra Leone, and Kosovo have shifted the focus from a state-centred approach to international security to one of individual and community security and protection. Within this shift there has been a noticeable increase in the engagement of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to alleviate the suffering of the most vulnerable and to hold governments accountable for their actions. It is within this context that the author has proceeded to examine the educational role of NGOs in post-conflict reconstruction.It is currently estimated that 77 million of the world's children remain out-of-school, with 43 million of these children living in conflict-affected fragile states. Education is considered a key component in a country's economic and social development, yet conflict has at best a major destabilizing affect on a society, and at worst a devastating one, especially upon its educational infrastructure.

About the Author

Alexander A. Inglis, MSc: Comparative and International Education, Department of Education, University of Oxford.