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This edited volume chronicles the University of Notre Dame s efforts to promote child development and learning systems amidst conflict and crises in Haiti throughout the last eighteen years. The book is organized chronologically, beginning with Notre Dame's earliest engagement with the Catholic Church in Haiti, to its most recent initiatives. Along the way, it weaves together the evolution of education systems with qualitative and quantitative evidence from improvement science research and randomized controlled trials, offering both historical perspective and data-driven insights.
List of contents
Chapter 1. Where There Are No Systems.- Chapter 2. Education in Haiti s Predatory Republic.- Chapter 3. Socio-cultural Roots of Bilingualism in Haiti.- Chapter 4. From the Eiffel Tower to Mother Tongue Literacy.- Chapter 5. Konbit in Action: How Collaboration Shaped Haiti s Social and Emotional Learning Movement.- Chapter 6. Activating Parish Systems to Support Whole Child Development.- Chapter 7. Beyond Charity and Grant Cycles.- Chapter 8. From Disparity to Development: Rethinking Humanitarian Aid for Haitian Education.- Chapter 9. Is There A Way Forward?.
About the author
Neil Boothby is Professor and Director in the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child at the University of Notre Dame, USA. He is an internationally recognized expert and advocate for children affected by war, displacement, and abject poverty.
Kate Schuenke-Lucien is Director for Haiti and Senior Associate Director for Strategic Planning in the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child at the University of Notre Dame, USA. She is an education leader whose work in Haiti has advanced literacy, early childhood development, and community engagement.
Summary
This edited volume chronicles the University of Notre Dame’s efforts to promote child development and learning systems amidst conflict and crises in Haiti throughout the last eighteen years. The book is organized chronologically, beginning with Notre Dame's earliest engagement with the Catholic Church in Haiti, to its most recent initiatives. Along the way, it weaves together the evolution of education systems with qualitative and quantitative evidence from improvement science research and randomized controlled trials, offering both historical perspective and data-driven insights.
