Class Formation and Civil Society: The Politics of Education in Africa

ISBN-13: 9781138617728 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 200 str.

Patrick M. Boyle

Opis

First published in 1999, this volume presents an empirical study demonstrating that African elites are leaving public sector educational systems in favour of private school networks which now play a major role in shaping newly emerging civil societies.

Recenzje

’...clearly written and provides useful information on an important topic.’ Modern Africa Studies ...this book is valuable for policy makers, academics, students and practitioners in the field of lifelong and adult education.' International Journal of Lifelong Education

Spis treści

1. Introduction. 2. The Promise and Deception of Modern Education in Sub-Saharan Africa. 3. Social Class, Civil Society, and Political Analysis in Sub-Saharan Africa. 4. Schooling and Social Stratification in Sub-Saharan Africa. 5. Cameroon: Parents’ Organizations, Private Schools, and the Development of Educational Privilege. 6. Returning to Class: Congo and the Social Costs of a Collapsed Education System. 7. Enhancing the Status Quo: Kenya and the Consolidation of Educational Privilege. 8. Schooling for a New Century: Diversity for All, Opportunity for the Few.

O autorze

Patrick M. Boyle