Community schools in Africa : reaching the unreached

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Label

Community schools in Africa : reaching the unreached

Title remainder

reaching the unreached

Statement of responsibility

co-editors, Deborah Glassman, Jordan Naidoo, Fred Wood ; associate editor, Kristin Helmore ; contributor, Chloe O'Gara

Contributor

• Naidoo, Jordan P
• Glassman, Deborah
• Wood, Fred
• Naidoo, Jordan P
• Glassman, Deborah

Subject

• Africa
• Africa, Sub-Saharan
• Childhood Education
• Community and school -- Africa
• Community schools -- Africa
• Community schools -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
• Comparative Education
• Educational Policy

Language

eng

Summary

Over the past decade, community schools similar to those supported by Save the Children have been established in many developing countries, and especially in sub-Saharan Africa. As large numbers of children attend schools started and managed by their own communities and/or by nongovernmental organizations, questions have come up about the impact of such schools at large scale: "Can village-based or community schools have a national impact on access to education, spur improved long-term development strategies and education policy, or achieve or influence Education for All? This book explores these and related questions, drawing on Save the Children's experience with community-based schooling in four countries: Ethiopia, Malawi, Mali, and Uganda. The literature on community schools in Africa tends to be sparse, repetitive and highly descriptive with little or no sustained critique of practice. This book fills a substantial gap in the education literature and is particularly timely, given the current emphasis on decentralization and community involvement in education. Save the Children has been a pioneer in the community school movement, particularly in Africa. Community schools are created in areas where access to education is limited or non-existent. The community school approach has been recognized for its easy replicability, cost-effectiveness and dramatic improvements in basic education for children in need

Is part of

• Springer e-books

Cataloging source

GW5XE

Dewey number

371.03096

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

LB2820

LC item number

.C6543 2007eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography