Education privatization is a global phenomenon that crystallizes in countries with very different cultural, political, and economic backgrounds. In this book, the authors examine how privatization policies are being adopted and why so many countries are engaging in this type of education reform.
Education privatization is a global phenomenon that crystallizes in countries with very different cultural, political, and economic backgrounds. In th...
Health for All and Education for All have been rallying cries for a host of international development activities for more than a quarter century. Where did these global goals come from? Why have the health goals seemingly advanced so much faster than those in education? In this book, author Colette Chabbott explores the foundational role that international development organizations and the innovations they champion have played in shaping and advancing such goals. Chabbott demonstrates the importance of science and measurement in rendering some innovations more universal and compelling than...
Health for All and Education for All have been rallying cries for a host of international development activities for more than a quarter century. Wher...
In this groundbreaking work, the author provides a close examination of the relationship between gender and education in the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) and reveals that womens participation and achievement in education is rapidly outpacing that of mens. Ridge refers to this situation as a reverse gender divide and examines the roots and causes of this imbalance, as well as implications for the future. Based on timely material that is largely unavailable to other scholars, the book further describes how GCC countries, in their desire to be perceived as modern nation states, have enacted...
In this groundbreaking work, the author provides a close examination of the relationship between gender and education in the Gulf Cooperation Countrie...