The beautiful tree : a personal journey into how the world's poorest people are educating themselves / James Tooley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tooley, James.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tooley, James.

Poor--Education--Developing countries.

Poor.

People with social disabilities--Education--Developing countries.

People with social disabilities.

Tooley, James--Travel--Developing countries.

Travel.

People with social disabilities--Education.

Poor--Education.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

ix, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, [2009]

Summary:

"While researching private schools in India, Tooley wandered into the slums of Hyderbad's Old City. He found it overflowing with small, parent-funded schools and set out to discover if they could help achieve universal education. This is the story of Tooley's travels in developing countries and of the children, parents, teachers and entrepreneurs who taught him that the poor are not waiting for educational handouts. They are building their own schools and learning to save themselves"--From publisher description.

Contents:

A discovery in India...

...That was no discovery after all

A puff of logic, Nigeria

The shifting goalposts, Ghana

The logically impossible, China

A Kenyan conundrum-and its solution

Poor ignoramuses

An inspector calls

Old monk, and young nuns on motorbikes

Making enemies with joy beside me

The men who uprooted the beautiful tree

Educating Amaretch.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-282) and index.

ISBN:

9781933995922

1933995920

OCLC:

271080852