Philanthropy and Education : Strategies for Impact (Hardcover)

PART I: UNDERSTANDING EDUCATION PHILANTRHOPY 1. Education Philanthropy in Germany and the US; Ekkehard Thumler, Nicole Bogelein and Annelie Beller 2. School Reform and Philanthropy: Theory and Literature; Ekkehard Thumler PART II: THE CASE STUDIES 3. Jacobs Summer Camp and DeutschSommer. Making a Difference with Summer Camp Programmes; Annelie Beller 4. The Chance. A Systemic Approach to Integrate Adolescents Into the Job Market; Steffen Bethmann 5. SEIS. The Role of the Bertelsmann Foundation as a Think Tank Taking Action; Gunnar Glanzel 6. Semi-Autonomous School. Bertelsmann Foundation and the Largest School Development Project in German History; Gunnar Glanzel 7. Success for All. The Impact of Research-Proven Cooperative Learning Strategies; Andreas Schroer 8. Teach for America. How a Teacher Corps Changes Schools and Community; Andreas Schroer 9. Assessing the Impact of Educational Programmes. An Evaluation of Research Validity; Anke Heyder PART III: ANALYSIS 10. Philanthropic Impact and Effectiveness in Education; Ekkehard Thumler, Nicole Bogelein and Annelie Beller 11. Islands of Success Revisited: Which Role for Philanthropy?; Ekkehard Thumler