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Cover Assessing the Contributions of Higher Education
Assessing the Contributions of Higher Education
Knowledge for a Disordered World

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. Despite the broad engagement of higher education institutions in most social sectors, limited thinking and hyper-individualistic approaches have dominated discussions of their value to society. Advocating a more rigorous and comprehensive approach, this insightful book discusses the broad range of contributions made by higher education and the many issues entailed in theorising, observing, measuring and evaluating those contributions.

Open access
Monograph Book
Published:
14 Feb 2023
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035307173
Collection:
Political Science and Public Policy 2023
Cover Systems Thinking in International Education and Development
Systems Thinking in International Education and Development
Unlocking Learning for All?
Edited by
Moira Faul
and
Laura Savage

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. Underlining the urgency, scale and complexity of the crisis of declining student learning trajectories despite significant financial investments and reform efforts, this insightful book proposes systems thinking a way of understanding the global education crisis and to drive the real change that is needed to achieve SDG4.

Open access
Monograph Book
Published:
17 Jan 2023
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802205930
Collection:
Political Science and Public Policy 2023
Cover Realizing the Abidjan Principles on the Right to Education
Realizing the Abidjan Principles on the Right to Education
Human Rights, Public Education, and the Role of Private Actors in Education
This insightful book analyses the process of the first adoption of guiding human rights principles for education, the Abidjan Principles. It explains the development of the Abidjan Principles, including their articulation of the right to education, the state obligation to provide quality public education, and the role of private actors in education.
Open access
Monograph Book
Published:
18 May 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839106033
Collection:
Political Science and Public Policy 2021
Cover Philanthropy in Education
Philanthropy in Education
Diverse Perspectives and Global Trends
Challenging commonly held perceptions of philanthropic organisations, this book brings together a range of interdisciplinary contributors from across the globe to explore the most pressing issues facing those working in and with philanthropy and education. It focuses on the increasing influence of new philanthropic actors on the global education sector, offering a thorough insight into the topic.
Open access
Monograph Book
Published:
04 Nov 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789904123
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2019
Cover The State, Business and Education
The State, Business and Education
Public-Private Partnerships Revisited
The State, Business and Education contributes to the ongoing debates surrounding the effects of public funding of private entities by examining the ways in which they affect the quality and equity of those services, and the realization of human rights. Using case studies from both the developing and developed world this book illustrates the variety of ways in which private actors have expanded their involvement in education as a business.
Open access
Monograph Book
Published:
26 Oct 2018
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788970334
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2018