Daniel A. Wagner

Learning as Development (eBook, PDF)

Rethinking International Education in a Changing World

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book argues that learning and human development are the keys to international development, and advances our understanding of how to improve learning for all-especially for those who have been most marginalized.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136294525
• Artikelnr.: 49986484

Autorenporträt

Daniel A. Wagner (Ph.D. University of Michigan) is the UNESCO Chair in Learning and Literacy, and Professor of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. He is Founding Director of the International Literacy Institute and Director of Penn's International Educational Development Program. A former Peace Corps Volunteer and Fulbright Scholar, he has served as an advisor to UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank, USAID, DFID and other agencies, governments, and civil society organizations. He was elected Fellow of the American Educational Research Association and was the recipient of the 2014 UNESCO Confucius International Literacy Prize. He is the author or editor of more than 25 books and many other publications. See www.danwagner.org.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Foreword by Irina Bokova. Introduction: Towards a New
Understanding of Development. Part I. Development 1. International
Development 2. Human Development: A Life-Span Approach 3. Learning as
Development Part II. Learning 4. Learning in Early Childhood 5. Children
and the Development of Basic Skills 6. Youth and Adult Learning: Beyond the
Classroom Part III. Educational Institutions 7. Schools and Schooling 8.
Teachers and Pedagogies Part IV. Trends and Challenges 8. New Technologies:
Problems and Prospects 9. Globalization and the Environment 10. Measurement
of Learning 11. Learning Equity: A New Agenda for Development. Epilogue:
The Challenges Ahead