In sum, this is an insightful volume on educational disadvantage from a truly global perspective which should appeal to a generalist audience, as intended by the series editor.

- Stephanie Bengtsson, International Review of Education

Do street children go to school, and if not, why not? What kind of education can be 'meaningful' to young people affected by conflict?The contributors explore groups of children and young people who have no, or very limited, educational opportunities in various contexts, including Vietnam, Ukraine, the UK, the USA, and India. They explore a number of educational initiatives that have contributed to improving the lives of disadvantaged children, drawing on the perceptions and experiences of disadvantaged children and young people themselves.Each chapter contains contemporary questions to encourage active engagement with the material and an annotated list of suggested reading to support further exploration.
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Notes on ContributorsSeries Editor’s Preface, Colin BrockAcknowledgementsIntroduction, Mitsuko Matsumoto (University of Oxford, UK)1. Building Relationships to Engage At-Risk Youth: A Case Study of a New York City Public High School, Maria Hantzopoulos (Vassar College, USA)2. Schooling for Youth and Community Empowerment and Resilience During and After Violent Conflict, Zeena Zakharia (Columbia University, USA)3. Change 4 Me? Young Refugees' and Migrants' Research on Social Inclusion in London, Aoife O’Higgins (University of Oxford, UK) and Rosalind Evans (Refugee Youth Project, UK)4. Education and Disadvantaged Children in India, Mohammad Akhtar Siddiqui (Jamia Millia Islamia Central University, India)5. Vulnerable Children in Ukraine and the Educational Response, Margaryta Danilko (Kirovograd State Pedagogical University, Ukraine) and Nadiya Ivanenko (Kirovograd State Pedagogical University, Ukraine)6. The Use of Sports and College Student Role Models to Enhance Educational Outcomes Among Rural Vietnamese Adolescents, Parker Goyer (Harvard University, USA)7. Long-term Social Development through Sport: A Path to Peace, Colin Higgs (Commonwealth Games Association of Canada, Canada), Carla Thachuk (Commonwealth Games Association of Canada, Canada), Hannah Juneau (Commonwealth Games Association of Canada, Canada), Rachael Kalaba (Commonwealth Games Association of Canada, Canada), and Natalie Brett (Commonwealth Games Association of Canada, Canada)Conclusions, Mitsuko Matsumoto (University of Oxford, UK)Index
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Examines the educational experiences of disadvantaged and marginalised children and young people in different international contexts, including Vietnam, Ukraine, the UK, the USA, and India.
Annotated further reading lists provide signposts to additional resources.
This series presents an authoritative, coherent and focused collection of texts to introduce and promote the notion of education as a humanitarian response as a prime function of educational activity. The series takes a holistic interpretation of education, dealing not only with formal schooling and other systemic provisions in the mainstream, but rather with educational reality - teaching and learning in whatever form it comes at any age.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781441197993
Publisert
2013-08-15
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic USA
Vekt
449 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
192

Redaktør
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Biographical note

Mitsuko Matsumoto gained her DPhil at the Department of Education, University of Oxford, UK. She currently collaborates with el Fundación Education para el Empleo in Madrid, Spain, and has worked for the UN Liaison Office of Soka Gakkai International, a Buddhist association that promotes peace, culture and education.