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…mehr
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.
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.
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Notes on Contributors Series Editor's Preface Colin Brock Acknowledgements Introduction Mitsuko Matsumoto (University of Oxford UK) 1. Building Relationships to Engage At-Risk Youth: A Case Study of a New York City Public High School Maria Hantzopoulos (Vassar College USA) 2. Schooling for Youth and Community Empowerment and Resilience During and After Violent Conflict Zeena Zakharia (Columbia University USA) 3. Change 4 Me? Young Refugees' and Migrants' Research on Social Inclusion in London Aoife O'Higgins (University of Oxford UK) and Rosalind Evans (Refugee Youth Project UK) 4. Education and Disadvantaged Children in India Mohammad Akhtar Siddiqui (Jamia Millia Islamia Central University India) 5. Vulnerable Children in Ukraine and the Educational Response Margaryta Danilko (Kirovograd State Pedagogical University Ukraine) and Nadiya Ivanenko (Kirovograd State Pedagogical University Ukraine) 6. The Use of Sports and College Student Role Models to Enhance Educational Outcomes Among Rural Vietnamese Adolescents Parker Goyer (Harvard University USA) 7. Long-term Social Development through Sport: A Path to Peace Colin Higgs (Commonwealth Games Association of Canada Canada) Carla Thachuk (Commonwealth Games Association of Canada Canada) Hannah Juneau (Commonwealth Games Association of Canada Canada) Rachael Kalaba (Commonwealth Games Association of Canada Canada) and Natalie Brett (Commonwealth Games Association of Canada Canada) Conclusions Mitsuko Matsumoto (University of Oxford UK) Index
Notes on Contributors Series Editor's Preface Colin Brock Acknowledgements Introduction Mitsuko Matsumoto (University of Oxford UK) 1. Building Relationships to Engage At-Risk Youth: A Case Study of a New York City Public High School Maria Hantzopoulos (Vassar College USA) 2. Schooling for Youth and Community Empowerment and Resilience During and After Violent Conflict Zeena Zakharia (Columbia University USA) 3. Change 4 Me? Young Refugees' and Migrants' Research on Social Inclusion in London Aoife O'Higgins (University of Oxford UK) and Rosalind Evans (Refugee Youth Project UK) 4. Education and Disadvantaged Children in India Mohammad Akhtar Siddiqui (Jamia Millia Islamia Central University India) 5. Vulnerable Children in Ukraine and the Educational Response Margaryta Danilko (Kirovograd State Pedagogical University Ukraine) and Nadiya Ivanenko (Kirovograd State Pedagogical University Ukraine) 6. The Use of Sports and College Student Role Models to Enhance Educational Outcomes Among Rural Vietnamese Adolescents Parker Goyer (Harvard University USA) 7. Long-term Social Development through Sport: A Path to Peace Colin Higgs (Commonwealth Games Association of Canada Canada) Carla Thachuk (Commonwealth Games Association of Canada Canada) Hannah Juneau (Commonwealth Games Association of Canada Canada) Rachael Kalaba (Commonwealth Games Association of Canada Canada) and Natalie Brett (Commonwealth Games Association of Canada Canada) Conclusions Mitsuko Matsumoto (University of Oxford UK) Index
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