Schooling in Sub-Saharan Africa: Policy, Practice and Patterns 2017 Edition Contributor(s): Harber, Clive (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319573810 ISBN-13: 9783319573816 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $94.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Administration - General - Education | Comparative - Education | Educational Policy & Reform |
Dewey: 306.43 |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (1.12 lbs) 283 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book is a comprehensive text for those interested in formal education in sub-Saharan Africa. It provides a thought-provoking overview of the key educational ideas, themes and issues facing schooling in Africa today, by drawing on a wide literature to examine evidence concerning both educational policy and the working realities of primary and secondary schools in Africa. Based on the author's forty years of experience in researching and publishing on education in Africa, it takes a balanced but critical approach to analysing education in Africa, and discusses both positive and negative patterns across the region, as well as identifying differences between and within countries. The book examines major questions of educational provision, structure, content and process but does so in a way that raises challenging questions about gender, inequality, violence, authoritarianism and democracy in education as well the fundamental question of whether education is achieving its desired outcomes. It will be of great interest to students and researchers working in the fields of comparative and international education, education and international development, African education, African studies and development studies. |