Philanthropy and education : strategies for impact /
The reform of public schools is high on the public agenda in Europe as well as North America. Philanthropic foundations play an increasingly important role in attempts to enhance the performance of the system. However, the degree to which their ambitious aspirations are actually realized is often ve...
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Palgrave Macmillan,
2014.
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Table of Contents:
- PART I: UNDERSTANDING EDUCATION PHILANTRHOPY
- 1. Education Philanthropy in Germany and the US; Ekkehard Thümler, Nicole Bögelein and Annelie Beller
- 2. School Reform and Philanthropy: Theory and Literature; Ekkehard Thümler
- PART II: THE CASE STUDIES
- 3. Jacobs Summer Camp and DeutschSommer. Making a Difference with Summer Camp Programmes; Annelie Beller
- 4. The Chance. A Systemic Approach to Integrate Adolescents Into the Job Market; Steffen Bethmann
- 5. SEIS. The Role of the Bertelsmann Foundation as a Think Tank Taking Action; Gunnar Gl̃nzel
- 6. Semi-Autonomous School. Bertelsmann Foundation and the Largest School Development Project in German History; Gunnar Gl̃nzel
- 7. Success for All. The Impact of Research-Proven Cooperative Learning Strategies; Andreas Schr̲er
- 8. Teach for America. How a Teacher Corps Changes Schools and Community; Andreas Schr̲er
- 9. Assessing the Impact of Educational Programmes. An Evaluation of Research Validity; Anke Heyder
- PART III: ANALYSIS
- 10. Philanthropic Impact and Effectiveness in Education; Ekkehard Thümler, Nicole Bögelein and Annelie Beller
- 11. Islands of Success Revisited: Which Role for Philanthropy?; Ekkehard Thümler.