Handbook of International Development and Education

Edited by Pauline Dixon, Steve Humble and Chris Counihan

in Books from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This Handbook considers the myths and untruths that currently exist in international development and education. Using historic and contemporary evidence, this compendium redefines the international development narrative through a new understanding of 'what works', drawn from pragmatic ideas and approaches.

Keywords: Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Politics and Public Policy Social Policy and Sociology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
ISBN: 9781783473533
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction to part I , pp 3-5

Pauline Dixon

Ch 2 The economic impact of educational quality , pp 6-19

Eric Hanushek and Ludger Woessmann

Ch 3 Development and education , pp 20-46

Stephen Heyneman and Jonathan Stern

Ch 4 The role of human capital in economic development , pp 47-76

Brian Snowdon

Ch 5 Introduction to part II , pp 79-84

Steve Humble

Ch 6 Delivering education: a pragmatic framework for improving education in low-income countries , pp 85-130

Tahir Andrabi, Jishnu Das and Asim Ijaz Khwaja

Ch 7 Affordable learning: transforming education at the bottom of the pyramid , pp 131-148

James Stanfield

Ch 8 The private schools revolution in Patna, Bihar, India , pp 149-170

James Tooley and Baladevan Rangaraju

Ch 9 Private schooling and development: an overview , pp 171-199

Joanna Härmä

Ch 10 Low-cost private schools in the slums of Colombia , pp 200-214

Joni AlWindi

Ch 11 Improving the status and quality of teachers in developing countries , pp 215-231

Vikas Pota

Ch 12 Education in post conflict zones: a case study of South Sudan , pp 232-246

David Longfield

Ch 13 Introduction to part III , pp 249-255

Chris Counihan

Ch 14 Teachers – an indispensable asset: examining teacher effectiveness in South Asia , pp 256-276

Monazza Aslam and Shenila Rawal

Ch 15 Teaching reading skills through synthetic phonics: an example from Nigeria , pp 277-290

Olubusola I. Eshiet

Ch 16 Endogenous education in India and the implications of universal peer teaching in the 19th century , pp 291-304

Chris Counihan

Ch 17 Baseline assessment in an international context , pp 305-325

David Hawker

Ch 18 Locality, observability and community action (LOCUM) in test development and use in emerging education settings , pp 326-342

Elias Mpofu, Thomas Oakland, Kayi Ntinda, Jacobus G. Maree and Elizabeth G. Seeco

Ch 19 In search of human capital – identifying gifted children in poor areas of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania , pp 343-367

Steve Humble

Ch 20 From Hole in the Wall to school in the cloud , pp 368-376

Sugata Mitra

Ch 21 Introduction to part IV , pp 379-383

Pauline Dixon

Ch 22 Why Africa remains poor , pp 384-407

George Ayittey

Ch 23 Voucher policies and the response of for profit and religious schools: evidence from Chile , pp 408-429

Gregory Elacqua, Matías Martínez and Humberto Santos

Ch 24 Examining the role of the entrepreneur in development and education , pp 430-455

Jonathan Kimmitt

Ch 25 Private school choice in developing countries: experimental results from Delhi, India , pp 456-471

Patrick J. Wolf, Anna J. Egalite and Pauline Dixon

Ch 26 International aid and schooling for the poor , pp 472-490

Pauline Dixon, Steve Humble and Paul Marshall

Ch 27 Formulating the recipe for the ideal low-cost private school – hints on the ingredients , pp 491-509

James Centenera

Ch 28 Community participation and School Based Management , pp 510-518

Michael Latham

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