Learning as Development

Rethinking International Education in a Changing World
2. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-50941-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

In this groundbreaking second edition of Learning as Development, Daniel A. Wagner transforms our understanding of international development by positioning learning at its core. Through a compelling global lens, Wagner demonstrates how education shapes both individual destinies and national futures, with real consequences for income, social mobility, health and well-being.

This new edition provides timely perspectives on education's role in an increasingly interconnected and challenged world. The work traces international development from pre-colonial times to today's learning equity movement, explores how people learn across different cultures and contexts, examines the intersection of education with critical global challenges including climate change, migration, civil conflict and new technologies, and presents cutting-edge research through vivid context-rich examples.

Essential reading for students, practitioners, and policymakers in education, human development, sociology, anthropology and global development, Wagner's analysis offers fresh insights into human potential for those who care about improving the lives of people across the globe.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wagner, Daniel A.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Vergleichende und Empirische Bildungsforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie Kinder- und Jugendpsychologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Irina Bokova Introduction: Toward a New Understanding of Development PART I. Development 1. International Development 2. Human Development: A Life-Span Approach 3. Learning as Development PART II. Learning 4. Learning in Early Childhood 5. Children and Basic Skills 6. Youth and Adult Learning: Beyond the Classroom PART III. Educational Institutions 7. Schools and Schooling 8. Teachers and Pedagogies PART IV. Trends and Challenges 9. New Technologies: Problems and Prospects 10. Globalization, Demography, and the Environment 11. Measurement of Learning 12. Learning Equity: A New Agenda for Development Epilogue: The Challenges Ahead

Über Autor(innen)

Daniel A. Wagner is the UNESCO Chair in Learning and Literacy, and Professor of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author or editor of more than 30 books and many other publications.