Ekkehard Thümler, Nicole Bögelein, Annelie Beller, and Helmut Anheier.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[Basingstoke]
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Palgrave Macmillan
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2014
CONTENTS NOTE
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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.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Educational change.
Educational fund raising.
Endowments.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
LB2824
Book number
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E354
2014
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Ekkehard Thümler, Nicole Bögelein, Annelie Beller, and Helmut Anheier.