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A renewed sense for the purposes of schooling: The challenges of education and social cohesion in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe and Central Asia

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Stephen P. Heyneman (United States of America) Adjunct professor, Department of Sociology, American University, Washington, DC. President of Comparative Education. com, a private consulting company. For more than two decades he worked with the World Bank in educational research and policy reform, training of education ministers and other senior policy officials, and finally as Lead Education Advisor for the Europe and Central Asia Region. He has worked on educational problems in sixty countries. Author of about 100 articles or books describing those problems. B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley, M.A. in African studies from the University of California at Los Angeles, M.A. and Ph.D. in comparative education from the University of Chicago.

Sanja Todoric-Bebic (Croatia) She has worked in the area of training, programme design and curriculum development since 1994, focusing on education for refugees, immigrants and minority populations. Most recently, she co-ordinated the Cultural Orientation Programme for Kosovar refugees resettled in the United States. Currently completing her M.A. studies in international training and education at the American University. Her research interests include the role of education in pre- and post-conflict societies, and minority-generated alternatives to state-mandated education. B.A. in English and American Studies from Smith College.

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Heyneman, S.P., Todoric-Bebic, S. A renewed sense for the purposes of schooling: The challenges of education and social cohesion in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe and Central Asia. Prospects 30, 145–166 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02754062

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