Department of Humanities and Social Sciences in the Professions

Dana Burde

Visiting Assistant Professor of International Education

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Dana Burde's research and teaching focus on education in emergencies, NGOs, social movements, and on education as a tool for social reconstruction in post-conflict regions. Her current research in Afghanistan examines the impact of community schools on children's protection and life chances. Her research is supported by grants from the Spencer Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the US Institute of Peace, and the Weikart Family Foundation. Beyond the university, Burde's work as an international education consultant includes assessment and evaluation of post-conflict programs in the Balkans; civil society building in the Caucasus; refugee education in Pakistan; and research on parent and community participation in community schools in Central Asia, Central America and Mali. Recent publications include: Regional Guidelines for Community Participation in Education Decision Making in Central Asia (June 2007), Washington DC: Academy for Educational Development. Education in Crisis Situations: Mapping the Field (December 2005), Washington DC: USAID. At Teachers College, Burde co-founded the on-line journal, Current Issues in Comparative Education. She received her PhD in Comparative and International Education with a concentration in Political Science from Columbia University; EdM from Harvard University; and BA from Oberlin College.


Audio Podcast

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Degrees Held

  • PhD Columbia University, Teachers College
    Comparative and International Education, Concentration in Political Science
  • EdM Harvard University
    International Education
  • BA Oberlin College
    English Literature

Courses

 

  • Politics of Education in Emergencies and Post-Conflict Regions  
  • Comparative and International Education                                                                                                                     
  • International Development Education
  • International Educational and Cultural Relations      

                                                     

Awards

  • 2007 : Spencer Foundation Grant
  • 2007 : National Science Foundation Grant
  • 2005 : Spencer Foundation Small Grant
  • 2005 : United States Institute of Peace Grant
  • 2005 : Weikart Family Foundation Grant
  • 2004 : Columbia University Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy

Publications

  • Burde, D. & Kissane, C. (June 2007). Policy guidelines for community participation in education decision making in Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan. Washington, DC: Academy for Educational Development.
  • Burde, D. (December 2005). Education in crisis situations: Mapping the field. Basic Education Policy Support activity (BEPS), Creative Associates, and CARE. Washington, DC: BEPS. Available: http://www.beps.net/crisis_situations/crisis_situations.htm
  • Burde, D. (January 2005). Promoting stable education systems after a conflict. Forced Migration Review. Available: http://www.fmreview.org/FMRpdfs/FMR22/FMR22full.pdf
  • Burde, D. (2004). International NGOs and best practices: The art of educational lending. In G. Steiner-Khamsi (Ed.), Global Politics of Educational Borrowing and Lending. New York: Teachers College Press.
  • Burde, D. (Spring 2004). Weak states, strong communities? Promoting community participation in post-conflict countries. Current Issues in Comparative Education. On-line Journal: Teachers College, Columbia University. Available: www.tc.columbia.edu/cice