Philanthropy and Education: Strategies for Impact

by Nicole Bögelein, Ekkehard Thümler, Helmut K. Anheier, et al.

The reform of public schools is high on the public agenda in Europe as well as North America. Philanthropic foundations play an increasingly important role in attempts to enhance the performance of the system. However, the degree to which their ambitious aspirations are actually realized is often very low. This book addresses the question of how philanthropic actors can make a more effective, beneficial and responsible contribution to the field of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137326247
• ISBN13: 9781137326249
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.6"