Economics, aid and education : : implications for development / / edited by Suzanne Majhanovich and Macleans A. Geo-JaJa.

• Superior document: Comparative and international education : a diversity of voices ; CAIE 27
• TeilnehmendeR: Majhanovich, Suzanne.; Geo-JaJa, Macleans A.
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam, The Netherlands : : Sense Publishers,, [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: 1st ed. 2013.
• Language: English
• Series: Comparative and international education (Sense Publishers) ; v. 27.; WCCES series post-Istanbul ; v. 4.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (259 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

It is impossible to discuss economics, development or education in a world-wide context without considering the effects of markets or globalization on these issues that have such an impact on humanity. Neoliberalism has had profound consequences for education worldwide, particularly in the developing world. The chapters in this volume include both case studies for specific countries as well as reflections on economic and educational priorities in a globalized world. How development aid is delivered, provisioned and under what conditions is debated in several chapters. Similarly, development as well as poverty are conceived in multi-dimensionalities depending on the context. In addition, the issue of what quality education has come to mean in a globalized age is also addressed. The contrast between discourses of humanistic approaches to education and those of neoliberalism as propounded by the World Bank informs discussions throughout the volume. The collection of papers in Economics, Aid and Education: Implications for Development provides a roadmap for policy makers in developing countries as well as for comparativists to the key issues and challenges of globalization, marketization and internationalization of education in a period of economic crisis. This book explores the contributions of globalization and the roadmaps developed as vehicles for societal transformation. Contributors from all parts of the globe discuss the expanding role of the World Bank’s market reforms in education in developing countries. In a detailed and practical way, the authors question false assumptions of education aid and underline the challenges of funding gaps related to development in education.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Economics, Aid and Education: Implications for Development -- The Economics of Aid: Implications for Education and Development / Steven J. Klees and Omar Qargha -- The New Geopolitics of Educational Aid: From Cold Wars to Holy Wars? / Mario Novelli -- Aid in Education: A Perspective From Pakistan / Rukhsana Zia -- Critical Analysis of Economics of Education Theories with Regard to the Quality of Education / Hasan Hüseyin Aksoy , Hatice Őzden Aras , Aygülen Kayahan and Dilek Çankaya -- How the English Language Contributes to Sustaining the Neoliberal Agenda: Another Take on the Strange Non-Demise of Neoliberalism / Suzanne Majhanovich -- The Economic Capture of Criticality and the Changing University in Australia and The UK / Christine Daymon and Kathy Durkin -- Systems of Reason(ing) in the Idea of Education Reforms for Economic Development: The Puerto Rican Context / Bethsaida Nieves -- Decentralisation, Marketisation and Quality-Orientation / Hu Rongkun , Qian Haiyan and Allan Walker -- Narrative as an Educational Tool for Human Development and Autonomy / Helena Modzelewski -- Education Localization for Optimizing Globalization’s Opportunities and Challenges in Africa / Macleans A. Geo-JaJa -- The Rising ‘China Model’ of Educational Cooperation with Africa: Features, Discourses and Perceptions / Tingting Yuan -- Educational Policy Reforms in Africa for National Cohesion / Jonah Nyaga Kindiki -- Breaking Down Borders in Development Education / Beth D. Packer -- Skills Management System for Better School-to-Work Transitions in Africa / N. Alleki -- Notes on Contributors.