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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Taro KomatsuPublisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore Imprint: Springer Verlag, Singapore Edition: 1st ed. 2024 Weight: 0.459kg ISBN: 9789819965182ISBN 10: 9819965187 Pages: 164 Publication Date: 23 January 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPART I: Purpose, perspectives, and context.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Theoretical perspectives.- 3. Context.- PART II: School functions to promote social cohesion.- 4. Community-based school governance (CBSG).- 5.Respecting equity, inclusiveness, and fairness.- 6. Exercising deliberative democracy.- 7. Providing interacting opportunity.- 8. Developing common values and principles.- 9.Developing democratic citizenship skills.- PART III: Discussion.- 10. Peace education approach: unity in diversity?.- 11.Political dimensions of education for social cohesion.- 12.Legitimacy vs. quality.- 13.Evaluation.- 14.Incorporating the voices of the affected.- 15. Policy implications.- PART IV: Conclusion.ReviewsAuthor InformationTaro Komatsu is a professor in the Department of Education in the Faculty of Human Sciences at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan. His research focuses on education policy and governance in developing nations and post-conflict societies, with a particular interest in the political dimensions of reform policies and their implementation, the role of education in promoting social cohesion, and international aid for education. He previously worked as an education specialist for the UNESCO Paris and Sarajevo offices, the UN Mission in Kosovo, and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Pakistan and Afghanistan. He was also engaged in teacher-training programs for civic education teachers from Bosnia & Herzegovina between 2005 and 2007, and has recently been working with scholars of the University of Sarajevo in developing intercultural education curriculum. He has contributed research articles to such journals as Comparative Education Review, Education Policy Analysis Archives, Research in Comparative and International Education, and International Review of Education. Komatsu holds an M.Sc. in social policy and planning from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a Ph.D. in education policy and administration from the University of Minnesota, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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