Schools for Conflict Or for Peace in Afghanistan

Dana Burde shows how aid to education in Afghanistan bolstered conflict both deliberately in the 1980s through violence-infused, anti-Soviet curricula and inadvertently in the 2000s through misguided stabilization programs

Sommario

AcknowledgmentsTime Line: Education in Modern Afghan History1. Introduction2. Humanitarian Action and the Neglect of Education3. Jihad Literacy4. Education for Stability5. Education for the World6. Conclusion: Education as HopeNotesReferencesIndex

Info autore

Dana Burde is an assistant professor of international education at New York University's Steinhardt School. Her research examines the effects of war on education and how to mitigate these effects; the relationship between education and political violence; and transnational advocacy and humanitarian action.

Riassunto

Dana Burde shows how aid to education in Afghanistan bolstered conflict both deliberately in the 1980s through violence-infused, anti-Soviet curricula and inadvertently in the 2000s through misguided stabilization programs

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Dana Burde, Burde Dana
• Editore: Columbia University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 21.10.2014
• EAN: 9780231169288
• ISBN: 978-0-231-16928-8
• Pagine: 232
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche comparate e internazionali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Istruzione; Afghanistan, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), Education, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, International Relations, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Politics & government, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, History of Education, Asian History