Intl Devt and Educ

Catalog description

Introduces students to the most pressing normative, theoretical, empirical and practical questions in international development. Topics may include development challenges; theories of development; international development aid; development actors and institutions; the role of education; education interventions; local approaches to development; policy and program implementation; program and impact evaluation; and theory-practice questions. Variants of the course, that build upon one another, are offered on Washington Square and at NYU study away sites.