International education and development: culture, context and narrative

"This book draws on international contexts to provide an innovative and comprehensive critique of efforts to improve schooling in the global South. It provides a critical examination of the macro 'stories' of development and international education over the past fifty years, paying pa...

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Main Author: Stephens, David (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2019
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"This book draws on international contexts to provide an innovative and comprehensive critique of efforts to improve schooling in the global South. It provides a critical examination of the macro 'stories' of development and international education over the past fifty years, paying particular attention to Western discourses, tensions between Western and indigenous models of development, and the emergence of new forms of educational provision and methods of learning; it examines the role narrative can play, looking at the stories of individual decision makers and the opportunities and challenges of using these for research, teaching and policy-making purposes"...
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:viii, 166 Seiten
ISBN:9780415624015

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