International Handbook of Urban Education
It is evident that urban education has become the central focus of educators at the present time. In the U.S., for example, almost one third of all school age children attend schools in large urban school districts. It is in these urban schools where the
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Springer International Handbooks of Education VOLUME 19
A list of titles in this series can be found at the end of this volume.
International Handbook of Urban Education Part One Editors William T. Pink Marquette University, U.S.A. and
George W. Noblit University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, U.S.A.
Section Editors Africa Kevin Brennan Julius Nyang’oro Asia Pacific Masturah Ismail Allan Luke Europe Elisabet Öhrn Gaby Weiner Latin America Belmira Oliveira Bueno North America Michele Foster United Kingdom Carol Campbell Geoff Whitty
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ISBN-13 978-1-4020-5198-2 (HB) ISBN-13 978-1-4020-5199-9 (e-book)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
xi
Introduction George W. Noblit and William T. Pink
xv Part One
Section 1 Africa 1
Urban Education in Africa: Section Editors’ Introduction Kevin Brennan and Julius Nyang’oro
2
Urbanization and Schooling in Africa: Trends, Issues, and Challenges from Ghana during the Colonial Era Kwabena Dei Ofori-Attah
23
Language Education in Cameroon: From the Colonial Era to the 21st Century Funwi F. Ayuninjam
49
The Politics of National Culture and Urban Education Reforms in Post-Independent Zimbabwe Douglas Mpondi
75
Reforming the City School in South Africa: Mapping the History from Apartheid Durban to Post-Apartheid eThekwini Jenni Karlsson
91
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Urban Primary Schooling in Malawi: Opportunities and Challenges Samson MacJessie-Mbewe and Dorothy Cynthia Nampota
7
Ethnicity, Politics, and State Resource Allocation: Explaining Educational Inequalities in Kenya Alwiya Alwy and Susanne Schech
129
Dimensions of Diversity: Educating Urban Township Learners, a Case of Umlazi Township School in Durban, South Africa Thabisile Buthelezi
145
The Middle School Climate in Senegal: The Case of the Diourbel Middle School Abdou Karim Ndoye
183
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Urban Education Differentials and Marginalization: The Case of Educating the Youth in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements Kinuthia Macharia
205
Section 2 Asia Pacific 11
Urban Education in Asia Pacific: Section Editors’ Introduction Allan Luke and Masturah Ismail
12
Urban–Rural Disparities in Educational Equality: China’s Pressing Challenge in a Context of Economic Growth and Political Change Rui Yang
231
Equity and Social Justice in Australian Education Systems: Retrospect and Prospect Jill Blackmore
249
The Urban and the Peripheral: New Challenges for Educ
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