Philanthropy and education: strategies for impact

Philanthropic foundations play an increasingly important role in attempts to enhance the performance of school systems. Based on case studies from Germany, Switzerland and the US, this book develops an innovative model of effective education philanthropy for successfully tackling problems in the com...

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Contributors: Thümler, Ekkehard (Editor) ; Bögelein, Nicole (Editor) ; Beller, Annelie (Editor) ; Anheier, Helmut K. (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan 2014
In:Year: 2014
Edition:Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition
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Keywords:
Bildung > Pädagogik > Bildungspolitik > Bildungsförderung
Economics
Educational change
Educational fund raising
Electronic books
Endowments
Public Schools > Finance
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Summary:Philanthropic foundations play an increasingly important role in attempts to enhance the performance of school systems. Based on case studies from Germany, Switzerland and the US, this book develops an innovative model of effective education philanthropy for successfully tackling problems in the complex field of education.
"Cover" -- "Half-Title" -- "Series" -- "Title" -- "Copyright" -- "Contents" -- "List of Figures and Tables" -- "Foreword" -- "Preface" -- "Acknowledgements" -- "Notes on Contributors" -- "Part I: Understanding Education Philanthropy" -- "1 Education Philanthropy in Germany and the United States" -- "2 School Reform and Philanthropy: Theory and Literature" -- "Part II: Case Studies" -- "3 Jacobs Summer Camp and DeutschSommer: Making a Difference with Summer Camp Programmes" -- "4 The Chance: A Systemic Approach to Integrate Adolescents into the Job Market" -- "5 SEIS: The Role of the Bertelsmann Foundation as a Think Tank Taking Action" -- "6 Semi-Autonomous School: Bertelsmann Foundation and the Largest School Development Project in German History" -- "7 Success for All: The Impact of Research-Proven Cooperative Learning Strategies" -- "8 Teach For America: How a Teacher Corps Changes Schools and Community" -- "9 Assessing the Impact of Educational Programmes: An Evaluation of Research Validity" -- "Part III: Analysis" -- "10 Philanthropic Impact and Effectiveness in Education" -- "11 Islands of Success Revisited: Which Role for Philanthropy?".
Item Description:Literaturangaben
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (XVII, 264 Seiten)
ISBN:1306484308
9781306484305
9781137326256