Community participation in schools in developing countries : towards equitable and inclusive basic education for all / edited by Mikiko Nishimura.

Foreword / David Chapman (University of Minnesota) -- Chapter 1. Introduction / Mikiko Nishimura (International Christian University) Part 1. Revisiting the theoretical framework -- Chapter 2. Community participation: Policy discourses and controversies / James H. Williams, Romina Kasman, Paromita De, Merg Zhou, and Ana Gonzalez (The George Washington University) -- Chapter 3. School based management: Theory and empirical evidence / Angela Demas (World Bank) -- Chapter 4. Can communities mobilize for schooling and learning?: Bottom up perspectives from Pratham in India / Rukmini Banerji (Pratham Education Foundation) -- Part 2. Case studies on stakeholder relationships and accountability -- Chapter 5. Community participation in school management, relational trust, and teacher motivation toward pupils' learning outcomes: The case study from Ghana / Kazuro Shibuya (International Cooperation Agency) -- Chapter 6. Connecting parental involvement, adult education, and community organizing though social justice leadership: Lessons from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico / D. Brent Edwards, Jr. (University of Hawaii at Manoa), David DeMatthews (University of Texas, Austin), Anne Spear (University of Maryland, College Park), and Hillary Hartley (Institute of International Education) -- Chapter 7. Educational development through community wide collaboration: How to establish a sustainable community wide initiative to improve education / Nobuhiro Kunieda (Japan International Cooperation Agency), Takao Maruyama (Hiroshima University), Akiko Kageyama ("Ecole Pour Tous" Project), and Masahiro Hara (Asuka World Consultants) -- Chapter 8. Information sharing and community participation: The case of Maasai community in Kenya / Tetsuya Yamada (GLM Institute) and Mikiko Nishimura (International Christian University) -- Part 3. Case studies on the role of community for equity and inclusion information classification: General -- Chapter 9. Community participation in school management in a post coflict society: The case of school boards in Brčko in Bosnia Herzegovina / Taro Komatsu (Sophia University) -- Chapter 10. The acceptance situation of inclusive education in Kenya: Perceptions of parents, communities, and teachers / Jun Kawaguchi (Tsukuba University) -- Chapter 11. The role of peers as community in youth education and employment in Tanzania / Nancy Pellowski Wiger (University of Minnesota) -- Part 4. Case studies on community participation and learning outcomes -- Chapter 12. Quality learning through community wide collaboration: A methodology to overcome the "Learning Crisis" in Niger / Masahiro Hara (Asuka World Consultants), Takao Maruyama (Hiroshima University), Akiko Kageyama ("Ecole Pour Tous" Project), and Nobuhiro Kunieda (Japan International Cooperation Agnecy) -- Chapter 13. School autonomy and learning outcomes in Burkina Faso and Senegal / Takako Yuki (International Development Center of Japan) and Kengo Igei (Metrics Work Consultants, Inc.) -- Chapter 14. False advertising and first principles: Misrepresentation of research evidence from El Salvador and the need to change the paradigm of community based management / D. Brent Edwards, Jr. (University of Hawaii at Manoa) -- Chapter 15. School based management and learning outcomes: Empirical evidence from Colima, Mexico / Vincente A. Garcia-Moreno (XABER), Paul Gertler (University of California at Berkley), and Harry A. Patrinos (World Bank) -- Chapter 16. Conclusion / Mikiko Nishimura (International Christian University)

"The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (2016-2030) set by the United Nations in 2015 restated the importance of universal primary education for all and specifically discuss quality, equity, and inclusion in basic education. To achieve this, the role of community has been emphasized and participation has become a "buzzword" in international development over the past several decades. Despite the growing attention to community participation in school management, previous literature has shown mixed results in terms of its actual practice and its impacts on quality, equity, and inclusion in education. This book deepens the contextual understanding of community in developing countries and its involvement in school in general, and its impact on quality, equity, and inclusion of school education in particular. By presenting various case studies in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and a post-conflict state in Europe, the book analyses commonalities and differences in the ways communities are involved and cast their impacts and challenges. The book contributes knowledge on the ways in which community involvement could work in developing countries, the detailed processes and factors that make community participation work in different dimensions, and remaining challenges that scholars and practitioners still need to be concerned and mindful in the field. This book will appeal to both researchers and practitioners, who are concerned about the community participation approach for SDGs"-- Provided by publisher.

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