The Resource Education as a global concern, Colin Brock
Education as a global concern, Colin Brock
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- Summary
- This is an engaging discussion about the functions of education, drawing on a range of educational situations. ""Education as a Global Concern"" introduces the issues covered by this exciting new series, ""Education as a Humanitarian Response"". Colin Brock challenges the existing functions of education as widely and conventionally perceived, and promotes the notion of education as a humanitarian response as the prime function. He will examine the educational situations of a range of human groups that are marginalized or excluded from mainstream provision and will also consider the ide
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiv, 164 pages)
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
-
- Acknowledgements; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Why is Education a Global Concern?; Introduction; What is 'education' anyway?; Education systems and their functions; Education and development; The Millennium Development Goals; Theproblem of the education establishment; Summary; 2 Education as a Humanitarian Response; Introduction; Aholistic approach to EHR; Ahuman rights approach; The issue of scale; The notion of cultural capacity; Gender; Summary; 3 The Excluded and Marginalized Majority; Introduction; Slavery; Orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs)
- Extreme poverty and the marginalized majorityTeachers; Literacy, adult and non-formal education; Indigenous peoples; Travelling communities; Summary; 4 Education and Disasters; Introduction; Education and war: hot and cold; Multilateral and bilateral agencies and NGOs; Education and emergencies: situations of conflict and post-conflict; Refugees and asylum seekers; Internally displaced people (IDPs); Education and environmental disasters; Major nutrition and health issues and education; Summary; 5 The Dislocated and Dysfunctional Mainstream; Introduction
- Structure and funding of education systemsAccess and selection; Curriculum and qualifications; Summary; Epilogue: where do we go from here?; Further Reading; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Isbn
- 9781441188878
- Label
- Education as a global concern
- Title
- Education as a global concern
- Statement of responsibility
- Colin Brock
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This is an engaging discussion about the functions of education, drawing on a range of educational situations. ""Education as a Global Concern"" introduces the issues covered by this exciting new series, ""Education as a Humanitarian Response"". Colin Brock challenges the existing functions of education as widely and conventionally perceived, and promotes the notion of education as a humanitarian response as the prime function. He will examine the educational situations of a range of human groups that are marginalized or excluded from mainstream provision and will also consider the ide
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Brock, Colin
- Dewey number
- 302.43/2
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- LC191
- LC item number
- .B685 2011eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Series statement
- Education as a humanitarian response
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Education and globalization
- International education
- International schools
- PSYCHOLOGY
- Education and globalization
- International education
- International schools
- Label
- Education as a global concern, Colin Brock
- Note
- Includes index
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-158) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Acknowledgements; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Why is Education a Global Concern?; Introduction; What is 'education' anyway?; Education systems and their functions; Education and development; The Millennium Development Goals; Theproblem of the education establishment; Summary; 2 Education as a Humanitarian Response; Introduction; Aholistic approach to EHR; Ahuman rights approach; The issue of scale; The notion of cultural capacity; Gender; Summary; 3 The Excluded and Marginalized Majority; Introduction; Slavery; Orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs)
- Extreme poverty and the marginalized majorityTeachers; Literacy, adult and non-formal education; Indigenous peoples; Travelling communities; Summary; 4 Education and Disasters; Introduction; Education and war: hot and cold; Multilateral and bilateral agencies and NGOs; Education and emergencies: situations of conflict and post-conflict; Refugees and asylum seekers; Internally displaced people (IDPs); Education and environmental disasters; Major nutrition and health issues and education; Summary; 5 The Dislocated and Dysfunctional Mainstream; Introduction
- Structure and funding of education systemsAccess and selection; Curriculum and qualifications; Summary; Epilogue: where do we go from here?; Further Reading; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Control code
- 710047345
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiv, 164 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781441188878
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps.
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)710047345
- Label
- Education as a global concern, Colin Brock
- Note
- Includes index
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-158) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Acknowledgements; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Why is Education a Global Concern?; Introduction; What is 'education' anyway?; Education systems and their functions; Education and development; The Millennium Development Goals; Theproblem of the education establishment; Summary; 2 Education as a Humanitarian Response; Introduction; Aholistic approach to EHR; Ahuman rights approach; The issue of scale; The notion of cultural capacity; Gender; Summary; 3 The Excluded and Marginalized Majority; Introduction; Slavery; Orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs)
- Extreme poverty and the marginalized majorityTeachers; Literacy, adult and non-formal education; Indigenous peoples; Travelling communities; Summary; 4 Education and Disasters; Introduction; Education and war: hot and cold; Multilateral and bilateral agencies and NGOs; Education and emergencies: situations of conflict and post-conflict; Refugees and asylum seekers; Internally displaced people (IDPs); Education and environmental disasters; Major nutrition and health issues and education; Summary; 5 The Dislocated and Dysfunctional Mainstream; Introduction
- Structure and funding of education systemsAccess and selection; Curriculum and qualifications; Summary; Epilogue: where do we go from here?; Further Reading; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Control code
- 710047345
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiv, 164 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781441188878
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps.
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)710047345
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