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Verfasser/-in:	Klingholz, Reiner
	Lutz, Wolfgang
Hauptsachtitel:	Education First!.
Untertitel/Zusätze:	From Martin Luther to Sustainable Development.
Erscheinungsort:	Stellenbosch (Südafrika)
Erscheinungsjahr:	2017
ISBN:	978-1-928357-35-3
	978-1-928357-36-0
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Kurzinfo:	″This scholarly yet highly accessible volume by two renowned experts shows why education is under threat, and what should be done to counter this. The authors mobilise a fascinating array of compelling historical and current evidence which demonstrates the centrality of education to the creation of flourishing societies and show the dire consequences of its neglect. Anyone interested in education and development should read this book.″ – Professor Ian Goldin, University of Oxford
Inhaltsverzeichnis :	CONTENTS Prologue Education, its enemies and the future of humanity Ignorance as a concept CHAPTER 1 THE CLASH OF EDUCATION CULTURES Are girls allowed to go to school? The attack on Malala Boko Haram, ″Islamic State″ and similar movements: education under attack 780 million illiterates What the West – and the East – understand by education The Middle East, West Asia and Africa – educationally backward and ever more radical The power to procreate is no substitute for education CHAPTER 2 AN INADVERTENT PIONEER OF MODERNITY How Martin Luther brought education to the people The Late Middle Ages in the German states – an age of darkness How the Bible became the first bestseller The education revolution From imitation to conscious learning – the evolution of the abstract In the beginning was writing – how numbers and letters changed the world Confucian educational ideals Ancient Athens – education and democracy Ancient Rome – the decline of education and the Empire Tuscany in the Middle Ages – a spiritual renaissance Humanism for the people Education and economic prosperity in the wake of Protestantism Catholic colonial powers – rich in gold and silver, poor in education Did the Protestant ethic help? The United States becomes an education superpower CHAPTER 3 FROM DIREST POVERTY TO ECONOMIC PROWESS How human capital produces success stories Under what conditions do cultures flourish or fail? Where are the roots of development? Finland – from the sauna to PISA Singapore – from opium den to science mecca in fifty years Mauritius – from ″hell on earth″ to a paradise in the Indian Ocean Asia – a latecomer to the knowledge society Japan – Luther meets Confucius China – a late developer Jews and Roma: written and oral traditions People of the Book CHAPTER 4 ON THE LOSING SIDE Is Islam an obstacle to development? Printing ban in the Islamic world The golden age of Islam Stagnation and decline The Arab world: rich in oil, poor in opportunities The crisis of the Arabic language The United Nations condemns ″the neglect of human capabilities″ in the Arab world Little interest in science and research Virtually no contribution to the global knowledge pool Dangerous oversupply of young people Can knowledge and success be bought with petrodollars? Islamic reform efforts Turkey – more modern than the president allows Iran – a modern society under the thumb of the mullahs Bangladesh – further developed than the brother nation Pakistan, despite poverty Indonesia and Malaysia – Islamic success stories CHAPTER 5 AFRICA AND INDIA: TWO BIG UNKNOWNS Enormous population growth and education deficits Uphill or downhill? Education of elites only Teachers as leaders Can Africa catch up on education? Misguided policies of international donors Education success – only on paper? India – a continent in itself CHAPTER 6 NOTHING BUT BENEFITS Six strong arguments for education Chicken or egg? How education changes our brain and our behaviour Aspect No. 1: Education improves health Aspect No. 2: Education has positive effects on income Aspect No. 3: Life satisfaction – education means happiness Aspect No. 4: Population growth – the role of women′s education Aspect No. 5: Climate change – education reduces vulnerability Aspect No. 6: Education promotes democratisation CHAPTER 7 PROGRESS OR DISASTER? Scenarios for the future The future can be partially controlled SSP1 – Best case: the path to a rapid and sustainable social and economic development SSP2 – Business as usual, or: more of the same SSP3 – Worst case: development stagnates and the world splits into rich and poor Who can solve the great challenges of the 21st century? The influence of education on the size of the global population: three scenarios Three big countries at the crossroads: Ethiopia, Nigeria and Pakistan CHAPTER 8 WHAT TO DO? An education agenda for the 21st century Does aid help at all? Sola schola et sanitate, or education and health first Where is the great, global education alliance? Nevertheless, act immediately Who will survive? The course is being set now Acknowledgements
Original-Quelle (URL):	↑ http://www.africansunmedia.co.za/Sun-e-Shop/Product-Details/tabid/78/ProductID/485/
DOI:	10.18820/9781928357360
Datum des Zugriffs:	02.02.2018