TY - BOOK ID - 213393 TI - Community Schools in Africa : Reaching the Unreached PY - 2007 SN - 1280852003 9786610852000 0387451072 0387451064 1441942742 9781280852008 9780387451077 PB - New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Community schools KW - Community and school KW - School and community KW - Schools KW - Parents' and teachers' associations KW - Neighborhood schools KW - Schools, Community KW - Schools, Neighborhood KW - Urban schools KW - Centralization KW - Early childhood education. KW - Administration, Organization and Leadership. KW - Educational Policy and Politics. KW - International and Comparative Education. KW - Early Childhood Education. KW - Education KW - School management and organization. KW - School administration. KW - Educational policy. KW - Education and state. KW - International education . KW - Comparative education. KW - Child development. KW - Child study KW - Children KW - Development, Child KW - Developmental biology KW - Education, Comparative KW - Global education KW - Intellectual cooperation KW - Internationalism KW - Education policy KW - Educational policy KW - State and education KW - Social policy KW - Endowment of research KW - Administration, Educational KW - Educational administration KW - Inspection of schools KW - Operation policies, School KW - Policies, School operation KW - School administration KW - School inspection KW - School operation policies KW - School organization KW - Management KW - Organization KW - Development KW - History KW - Government policy KW - Inspection KW - Management and organization KW - International education. KW - Organization and Leadership. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:213393 AB - Over the past decade, community schools similar to those supported by Save the Children have been established in many developing countries, and especially in sub-Saharan Africa. As large numbers of children attend schools started and managed by their own communities and/or by nongovernmental organizations, questions have come up about the impact of such schools at large scale: "Can village-based or community schools have a national impact on access to education, spur improved long-term development strategies and education policy, or achieve or influence Education for All? This book explores these and related questions, drawing on Save the Children’s experience with community-based schooling in four countries: Ethiopia, Malawi, Mali, and Uganda. The literature on community schools in Africa tends to be sparse, repetitive and highly descriptive with little or no sustained critique of practice. This book fills a substantial gap in the education literature and is particularly timely, given the current emphasis on decentralization and community involvement in education. Save the Children has been a pioneer in the community school movement, particularly in Africa. Community schools are created in areas where access to education is limited or non-existent. The community school approach has been recognized for its easy replicability, cost-effectiveness and dramatic improvements in basic education for children in need. ER -