1 The Nature of the 'Colonial Situation'-The Functional Consequences of Educational Transfer PART ONE: THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND I. SOME DIMENSIONS OF TRADITIONAL SOCIAL STRUCTURE II. THE GROWTH OF EUROPEAN INFLUENCE UNTIL 1850 III. THE 'GOLDEN AGE' OF THE GOLD COAST IV. THE DYNAMICS OF EDUCATIONAL GROWTH IN THE LATECOLONIAL PERIOD V. PROBLEMS OF EDUCATIONAL POLICY IN THE LATE COLONIAL PERIOD PART TWO: THE CONTEMPORARY SCENE VI. SELF-GOVERNMENT AND INDEPENDENCE-THE FIRST DECADE VII. ACHIEVEMENT, SELECTION, AND RECRUITMENT IN GHANAIAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS VIII. THE ASPIRATIONS OF SECONDARY-SCHOOL PUPILS IX. SOME COMMENTS ON PRESENT AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS