Education and Disadvantaged Children and Young People

Mitsuko Matsumoto gained her DPhil at the Department of Education, University of Oxford, UK. She currently collaborates with el Fundación Education para el Empleo in Madrid, Spain, and has worked for the UN Liaison Office of Soka Gakkai International, a Buddhist association that promotes peace, culture and education.

• Notes on ContributorsSeries Editor’s Preface, Colin BrockAcknowledgementsIntroduction, Mitsuko Matsumoto (University of Oxford, UK)1. Building Relationships to Engage At-Risk Youth: A Case Study of a New York City Public High School, Maria Hantzopoulos (Vassar College, USA)2. Schooling for Youth and Community Empowerment and Resilience During and After Violent Conflict, Zeena Zakharia (Columbia University, USA)3. Change 4 Me? Young Refugees' and Migrants' Research on Social Inclusion in London, Aoife O’Higgins (University of Oxford, UK) and Rosalind Evans (Refugee Youth Project, UK)4. Education and Disadvantaged Children in India, Mohammad Akhtar Siddiqui (Jamia Millia Islamia Central University, India)5. Vulnerable Children in Ukraine and the Educational Response, Margaryta Danilko (Kirovograd State Pedagogical University, Ukraine) and Nadiya Ivanenko (Kirovograd State Pedagogical University, Ukraine)6. The Use of Sports and College Student Role Models to Enhance Educational Outcomes Among Rural Vietnamese Adolescents, Parker Goyer (Harvard University, USA)7. Long-term Social Development through Sport: A Path to Peace, Colin Higgs (Commonwealth Games Association of Canada, Canada), Carla Thachuk (Commonwealth Games Association of Canada, Canada), Hannah Juneau (Commonwealth Games Association of Canada, Canada), Rachael Kalaba (Commonwealth Games Association of Canada, Canada), and Natalie Brett (Commonwealth Games Association of Canada, Canada)Conclusions, Mitsuko Matsumoto (University of Oxford, UK)Index

In sum, this is an insightful volume on educational disadvantage from a truly global perspective which should appeal to a generalist audience, as intended by the series editor.