Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Education and HIV/AIDS
Roger Hargreaves
€ 185.90
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Education and HIV/AIDS
Hardback. Examines the relationship HIV/AIDS has with education in different international contexts, from Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, the USA, UK, and the Caribbean. This title draws on the international research in numerous countries, including Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Europe, the USA and the Caribbean. Editor(s): Biggs, Nalini Asha. Series: Education as a Humanitarian Response. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
This title examines the relationship HIV/AIDS has with education in different international contexts, from Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, the USA, UK, and the Caribbean. Drawing on the international research in numerous countries, including Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Europe, the USA and the Caribbean, the contributors consider, conceptually and empirically, the impact of this epidemic on schooling and teachers. They explore the complexity of this disease's relationship with education, and how given different social, cultural, political, economic and other contexts, it can have different impacts. Coverage ranges from looking at the global, international ramifications, to local perspectives drawing on ... Read more
This title examines the relationship HIV/AIDS has with education in different international contexts, from Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, the USA, UK, and the Caribbean. Drawing on the international research in numerous countries, including Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Europe, the USA and the Caribbean, the contributors consider, conceptually and empirically, the impact of this epidemic on schooling and teachers. They explore the complexity of this disease's relationship with education, and how given different social, cultural, political, economic and other contexts, it can have different impacts. Coverage ranges from looking at the global, international ramifications, to local perspectives drawing on ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Series
Education as a Humanitarian Response
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781441168955
SKU
V9781441168955
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Roger Hargreaves
Nalini Asha Biggs is a doctoral student in the Department of Education at the University of Oxford, UK. She has extensive experience working in special education classrooms in southern California, USA, and specializes in HIV/AIDS, health and sex education for people with disabilities in developing countries.
Reviews for Education and HIV/AIDS
‘This book provides useful examples of why HIV must be recognized as a social as well as a medical condition. It argues that the disability that HIV causes can be mitigated by education, and provides an eclectic set of "stories" to illustrate this.' David A. Ross, Professor of Epidemiology and International Public Health, London School of ... Read more