Education and NGOs /

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Imprint:London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Series:Education as a humanitarian response
Education as a humanitarian response.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12588696
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Varying Form of Title:Education and non-governmental organizations
Other authors / contributors:Symaco, Lorraine Pe, 1978- editor.
ISBN:9781472589699
1472589696
1472589688
9781472589682
9781474294973
1474294979
9781472589668
1472589661
9781472589675
147258967X
9781472589682
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:"Education and NGOs discusses the role of sectors outside the mainstream in relation to improving access to education, with particular focus on the underprivileged. International case study examples offer insights into the work of non-governmental organizations, which play a crucial role in UNESCO's global Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) effort, by providing alternative forms of education and improving educational access. Including a discussion of the work of organizations such as Africa Educational Trust, Kids Company, FIDAL Foundation and many others, the volume explores the role of NGOs in the UK, the USA, India, Nepal, the Gaza Strip, Ecuador, Philippines and South Africa. Each chapter contains contemporary questions to encourage active engagement with the material and an annotated list of suggested reading to support further exploration"--
Other form:Print version: Education and NGOs 9781472589668
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Summary:Education and NGOs discusses the role of sectors outside the mainstream in relation to improving access to education, with particular focus on the underprivileged. International case study examples offer insights into the work of non-governmental organizations, which play a crucial role in UNESCO's global Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) effort, by providing alternative forms of education and improving educational access.Including a discussion of the work of organizations such as Africa Educational Trust, Kids Company, FIDAL Foundation and many others, the volume explores the role of NGOs in the UK, the USA, India, Nepal, the Gaza Strip, Ecuador, Philippines and South Africa. Each chapter contains contemporary questions to encourage active engagement with the material and an annotated list of suggested reading to support further exploration.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781472589699
1472589696
1472589688
9781472589682
9781474294973
1474294979
9781472589668
1472589661
9781472589675
147258967X