Learning as Development

<p>Learning is the foundation of the human experience. It begins at birth and never stops a continuous and malleable link across life stages of human development. Disparities in learning access and outcomes around the world have deep consequences for income social mobility health and well-being. For international development practitioners faced with today's unprecedented environmental and geopolitical pressures learning should be viewed as a touchstone and target for those seeking to truly effect global change. This book traces the path of international development work—from its pre-colonial origins to the emergence of economics as the dominant discipline in the field—and lays out a new agenda for policymakers researchers and practitioners from early education through adulthood. <em>Learning as Development</em> is an attempt to rethink international education in a changing world.</p>