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Zusatztext " International Perspectives on the Goals of Universal Basic and Secondary Education highlights views on the practical intent of educating young people. It is a welcome and positive contribution to theory that informs policy formulation for those of us working in the field of comparative education." —Comparative Education Review Informationen zum Autor Joel E. Cohen is the Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of Populations at the Rockefeller University, New York. He heads the Laboratory of Populations at the Rockefeller and Columbia Universities. At Columbia University, New York, he is Professor of Populations in the Earth Institute, with appointments in the Departments of International and Public Affairs; Earth and Environmental Sciences; and Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology. Martin B. Malin is the Executive Director of the Managing the Atom Project at the Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University. He is a former Program Director at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. About the American Academy of Arts & Sciences Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. Current Academy research focuses on: science and global security; social policy; the humanities and culture; and education. With headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Academy's work is advanced by its 4,600 elected members, who are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business and public affairs from around the world. Klappentext Although universal schooling has been adopted as a goal by international organizations, bilateral aid agencies, national governments, and non-profit organizations, little sustained international attention has been devoted to the purposes or goals of universal education. What is universal primary and secondary education intended to accomplish? This book, which grew out of a project of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, offers views from Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America on the purposes of universal education while considering diverse cultures, religions, and professions. It is the first book in which renowned authors from around the world have proposed, considered, and debated goals of basic and secondary education, engaging in a constructive dialogue on one of the most pressing issues facing education today. Zusammenfassung Although universal schooling has been adopted as a goal by international organizations, national governments, and non-profit organizations, little sustained international attention has been devoted to the purposes or goals of universal education. This book offers diverse views from experts around the world on the purposes of universal education. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Goals of Universal and Basic Secondary Education Joel E. Cohen . Educational Goals for Tomorrow's Society 2. Education for All, But for What? Kai-ming Cheng 3. Goals of Universal Primary and Secondary Education in the 21st Century: Reviving the Spirit of Socrates. Kishore Mahbubani 4. What Will Be the Near-Future Goals of Education? William K. Cummings . Educational Priorities in Poor Countries 5. Quality Education: The Work of Optimists Beryl Levinger 6. Achieving Education of High Quality in Islamiyya Schools of Nigeria Mallam Bala Ahmed 7. Nurturing Learning Ability: The Goals of Universal Primary and Secondary Education Camer Vellani 8. Quality, the Heart of Equity Vimala Ramachandran . Empowering Children through Art and Science 9. The dia Program: The Development of Intelligence through Art Claudia Madrazo 10. Educational Goals: Art, Science, Love, and ...
