Education as social action : knowledge, identity, and power /

Education as social action : knowledge, identity, and power /

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Imprint:	Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Description:	xviii, 257 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Popular education -- Cross-cultural studies. Educational equalization -- Cross-cultural studies. Basic education -- Cross-cultural studies. Basic education. Educational equalization. Popular education. Cross-cultural studies.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5674309

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Other authors / contributors:	Swain, Ashok.
ISBN:	140394914X (hardback)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-241) and index.

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Summary:	Education plays a very important role in breaking the cycle of poverty and increasing opportunity. Various forms of social movements play an important role in providing educational opportunities to communities and social groups that might otherwise be excluded, filling the gap left by the state. This book critically examines the origin and outcome of social action for education in different parts of the world.
Physical Description:	xviii, 257 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-241) and index.
ISBN:	140394914X