South-South Cooperation in Education and Development Contributor(s): Chisholm, Linda (Editor), Steiner-Khamsi, Gita (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0807749214 ISBN-13: 9780807749210 Publisher: Teachers College Press OUR PRICE: $42.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2009 Annotation: Distinguished historian and policy analyst Maris Vinovskis examines federal K12 education policies, beginning with the publication of A Nation at Risk and focusing on the National Education Goals, America 2000, Goals 2000, and No Child Left Behind. In addition to discussing key policy debates, he also addresses the practical aspects of implementing and evaluating school and classroom reforms, drawing on his unique experiences working in the Department of Education during both the George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton administrations. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | History |
Dewey: 370.917 |
LCCN: 2008033533 |
Series: International Perspectives on Education Reform |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 8.9" (0.95 lbs) 312 pages |
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Publisher Description: How real is the collaboration between developing countries? Focusing on educational reform, this book turns the cutting-edge topic of South-South cooperation inside out with a set of challenging and diverse studies that explore what this concept means in practice. An impressive list of contributors examines the role of bi- and multilateral development agencies such as the World Bank, UNESCO, and UNDP; regions such as Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East; and countries such as Brazil, China, India, Japan, Jordan, Turkey, and South Africa. Providing succinct analyses of the new trend of international cooperation, this valuable resource:
Contributors: Adriana Abdenur, Zahra Bhanji, Marcelo Caruso, Colette Chabbott, Hillary A. Dachi, Sandra Gillespie, Yoko Mochizuki, Michelle Morais de S e Silva, Joel Samoff, Iveta Silova, Crain Soudien, Leon Paul Tikly. |