Title The One-Hundred-Year History of the Phelps-Stokes Fund as a Family Philanthropy, 1911-2011 : the Oldest American Operating Foundation Serving the Educational Needs of the African Diaspora, Native Americans, and the Urban and Rural Poor.

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Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.

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Contents	Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Abstract; Foreword; Author's Preface; Acknowledgements; Prologue; Chapter 1: Introduction; The Family; Chapter 2: Grounding the Research; The Philanthropic Context; A Brief History of the Fund; Current Operations; The Funds Foundations; Significant Contributions; Challenges and Controversies; Contribution to the Field of Comparative and International Education; The Role of Actors; Discourse of Policy Transfer; Adaptive Education; Policy Implementation; The Contexts of Race and Education; Chapter 3: Foundations of a Family Organization.
	IntroductionPhilosophical and Religious Foundations of Obligation; The Ancestors; Caroline's Siblings; The Emergence of Caroline; The Second Generation; Family Wills; Olivia's Surprise; The "Black Sheep"; The Fund: Personification of a Family; The Founding of the Fund; The Fund in Context; The Charter Intrests and African American Education; The Outlook on Racial Inequality; Engagement with Women and African Americans; Southern White Cooperation; Adaptive Education: Industrial and Vocational Education; Applicability to Africa; Commitment to Liberia; Concern for Housing.
	Native American WelfareStaff as a Family; The Power Brokers; Anson Phelops Stokes II; Thomas Jesse Jones; Channing Tobias; Frederick Patterson; Chapter 4: Themes of a Family Narrative; Introduction; Silent Philanthropic Legacy; The Family Ethos and the Fund; Influence through Individuals and Organizations; The Fund's Quiet Broad Role; Budgets and Finances; Web of Responsibility; Responsibility to the Family and to Service; Responsibility and Money; Responsibility to the Fund; Politics of Civility; Civil Disagreements; Family Harmony; The Family News; Transactional Influence; Carrie's Legacy.
	Family RecommendationsColonial Africa; Liberia; Activities in Housing; Budget Appropriations; The First Policy Shift; Chapter 5: The Fund in Transition; Introduction; The Second Shift Away; After Anson II; Policy Direction; Family Engagement and Disengagement; Programmatic Activities; Conferences; Board Travels; Relevancy and Effectiveness; A New President; At a Crossroads; The 21st Century; Chapter 6: Conclusions; Implications for Further Research; Epilogue; Appendices; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Bibliography; Index; Author Bio.
Summary	A historical examination of the Phelps-Stokes Fund and its impact on education.
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Subject	Stokes, Caroline Phelps, 1854-1909.
	Stokes, Caroline Phelps, 1854-1909.
	Phelps-Stokes Fund -- History.
	Phelps-Stokes Fund.
	History.
	People with social disabilities -- Education -- United States -- History.
	People with social disabilities -- Education.
	United States.
	Minorities -- Education -- United States -- History.
	Minorities -- Education.
	Educational equalization -- United States -- History.
	Educational equalization.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	History.
Other Form:	Print version: Chiu, Belinda H.Y. One-Hundred-Year History of the Phelps-Stokes Fund as a Family Philanthropy, 1911-2011 : The Oldest American Operating Foundation Serving the Educational Needs of the African Diaspora, Native Americans, and the Urban and Rural Poor. Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2011 9780773439252
ISBN	9780773411371 (electronic book)
	0773411372 (electronic book)

Title The One-Hundred-Year History of the Phelps-Stokes Fund as a Family Philanthropy, 1911-2011 : the Oldest American Operating Foundation Serving the Educational Needs of the African Diaspora, Native Americans, and the Urban and Rural Poor.

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