Western Education and Political Domination in Africa A Study in Critical and Dialogical Pedagogy

Name: Western Education and Political Domination in Africa A Study in Critical and Dialogical Pedagogy
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ISBN: 9780897896221

ISBN-10: 089789622X

ISBN-13: 9780897896221

Edition: 1999

Authors: Magnus O. Bassey

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The contribution of Western education to the creation of an African-educated elite is well documented. What is not equally well documented is the fact that African-educated elites have used their education and the schools to perpetuate their dominance by denying the poor the knowledge necessary to protect their political and economic rights and to advance in society. On the other hand, educated elites in Africa make opportunities available to their own members through selective ordering, legitimization of certain language forms and learning processes in schools, and legitimization of elite codes and experiences to the exclusion of the histories, experiences, and worldviews of the poor. This…

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List price: $95.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 10/30/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 184
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Introduction


Traditional African Education


Christian Missionary Education in Africa


Western Education and the Rise of Educated Elites in Africa


Western Education and Political Socialization in Africa


Educated Elites and Political Domination in Africa: The Cases of Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Guinea


The Ivory Coast, Liberia, Libya, and Uganda Schools in Africa as Sites of Cultural and Structural Inequalities, Disempowerment, Sexism, Domination and Hegemony


Education in the Service of Apartheid in South Africa, 1802-1993


Education of Most Worth for Africa in the Twenty-First Century


Bibliography


Index