Community-Driven Alternatives to Education in the Neoliberal Context of Burkina Faso
In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), education is viewed as a sine qua non for African economic advancement and social well-being. The conundrum, yet, is: “What kind of education should be provided? What policies should govern its provision? What means are availa
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Re-thinking Postcolonial Education in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 21st Century Post-Millennium Development Goals
Edited by Edward Shizha Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford, Canada and Ngoni Makuvaza University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Prefacevii Acknowledgementsxi List of Tables and Figures
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Introduction: Re-thinking Education in Postcolonial Sub-Saharan Africa – Post-Millennium Development Goals Ngoni Makuvaza and Edward Shizha
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Section I: Post-Millennium Development Goals and New Paradigms for Education for Sub-Saharan Africa 1. Post-Millennium Development Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa: Reflections on Education and Development for All Chouaib El Bouhali and Grace John Rwiza
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2. A New Paradigm for Sub-Saharan Africa’s Sustainable Education in the 21st Century Charles Kivunja
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Section II: Relevance of Postcolonial Education 3. Unpacking the Relevance/Irrelevance Problematic of Education in Zimbabwe53 Ngoni Makuvaza and Oswell Hapanyengwi-Chemhuru 4. Cognitive Justice and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the Postcolonial Classroom Francis Muchenje
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5. Re-Thinking Education in Postcolonial Africa: Educating Munhu/Umuntu in Zimbabwe Oswell Hapanyengwi-Chemhuru and Ngoni Makuvaza
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6. Partisan Politics in Civic Education: Reflections on the Civic Education Landscape in Zimbabwe Tawanda Runhare and Christopher Muvirimi
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Section III: Languages in Education 7. Linguistic Diversity and Education: From Incremental Reform to Radical Social Change Desmond Ikenna Odugu
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8. (Re-)Integrating African Languages into the Zimbabwean School Curriculum141 Ruth Babra Gora Section IV: Funding Education in the Neoliberal Context 9. State Funding in Selected African Countries: Implications for Access to Public Education Rajkumar Mestry, Pierre Du Plessis and Ololade Kazeem Shonubi
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10. Community-Driven Alternatives to Education in the Neoliberal Context of Burkina Faso Touorizou Hervé Somé
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Section V: Developments in Higher Education 11. Colonialism and the Development of Higher Education: Policy Impact on Postcolonial Sub-Saharan African Universities Clemente Abrokwaa
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12. Reforms without Expected Results? R
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