New Directions in African Education Challenges and Possibilities

It has been said that education in post-colonial Africa is in a state of crisis. Policies and practices from Eurocentric colonial regimes have carried over, intertwining with challenges inherent in the new political and economic climate. Leaders have done little to remedy the malfunctioning educatio...

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Other Authors: Nombuso Dlamini, S. (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Calgary University of Calgary Press 2007
Series:Africa: Missing Voices
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