Education and Disadvantaged Children and Young People

Do street children go to school, and if not, why not? What kind of education can be 'meaningful' to young people affected by conflict?The contributors explore groups of children and young people who have no, or very limited, educational opportunities in various contexts, including Vietnam, Ukraine, the UK, the USA, and India. They explore a number of educational initiatives that have contributed to improving the lives of disadvantaged children, drawing on the perceptions and experiences of disadvantaged children and young people themselves.Each chapter contains contemporary questions to encourage active engagement with the material and an annotated list of suggested reading to support further exploration.

About the author

Mitsuko Matsumoto gained her DPhil at the Department of Education, University of Oxford, UK. She currently collaborates with el Fundación Education para el Empleo in Madrid, Spain, and has worked for the UN Liaison Office of Soka Gakkai International, a Buddhist association that promotes peace, culture and education.Colin Brock was Honorary Professor of Education at the University of Durham, UK, and Visiting Professor of Geography at the University of Loughborough, UK. He was also UNESCO Chair of Education as a Humanitarian Response at the University of Oxford, UK.

Product details

• Authors: Dummy Author, Colin Brock, Mitsuko Matsumoto, Mitsuko Matsumoto Matsumoto
• Assisted by: Colin Brock (Editor), Mitsuko Matsumoto (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.08.2013
• EAN: 9781441197993
• ISBN: 978-1-4411-9799-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Education as a Humanitarian Response; Education as a Humanitarian Re; Education as a Humanitarian Re; Education as a Humanitarian Response
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system