Time for School. Part 3 : Hope and Despair in the Fight for an Education / WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

The 2009 installment in Wide Angle's Time for School series reenters the lives of seven students in seven different countries, offering a glimpse of the worldwide battle to get what most American children take for granted: a basic education. These riveting case studies in India, Afghanistan, Kenya,...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Films on Demand. Global roll call.
Corporate Authors:	Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) Infobase WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Language:	English
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2010], ©2009.
Series:	Films on Demand. Global roll call.
Subjects:	Cultural geography. Educational law and legislation. Education > Moral and ethical aspects. Education > Social aspects. Education. Educational sociology. Equality. Human ecology. Public schools. Sex discrimination. Sexism. Social ecology. Human geography. Sociology. Women > Social conditions. Women's rights. Africa, Sub-Saharan > Social conditions. India. South Asia. Educational films. Internet videos.
Genre:	Educational films. Internet videos.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (113 min.) : sound, color, digital file.
Variant Title:	Time for School-Hope and Despair in the Fight for an Education
Format:	Electronic Video

Contents:

Worldwide Education (3:38)
Importance of Educating Girls (3:58)
Girls in School in Benin (2:07)
Family Tragedy (2:02)
Hardships of Getting an Education (5:12)
Education: Books and Basics (2:00)
Family Dedication to One Child's Education (6:28)
Child's Determination (2:51)
Test Day (2:42)
Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa (4:23)
Death in the Family (3:37)
Family in Peril (4:53)
Education: Hope for Millions of Children (3:44)
Value of Education (5:01)