Book Launch for "Disability, Education and International Development"

Join us for the launch of "Disability, Education and International Development: A Social Justice Approach" by Dr Guy Le Fanu
About this Event

This event is part of the School of Education's . These seminars are free and open to the public.

Hosted by the Education in Small States Research Group (ESSRG)(affiliated with the Centre for Comparative and International Research in Education (CIRE))

Speaker: Dr Guy Le Fanu (CIRE Honorary Research Fellow, University of Bristol)

Chair: Michael Crossley (Emeritus Professor of Comparative and International Education, University of Bristol, School of Education)

Disability, Education and International Development: A Social Justice Approach

How can the international development community (IDC) promote sustainable education of good quality for learners with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries (LAMIC)?

This presentation will discuss a recently published book which assesses the work of IDC in this field and identify ways it can work more effectively. The presentation will begin by providing an overview of educational realities for learners with disabilities in LAMIC before discussing two types of donor-funded intervention – system-strengthening and pedagogical reform.

The session will be of interest to ESSRG members since it also draws upon Guy’s doctoral research and university teaching in Papua New Guinea.

As the book is an Open Access publication, it can be downloaded from the Bristol University Press website.