African Education and Globalization

Critical Perspectives

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

Containing both theoretical discussions of globalization and specific case analyses of individual African countries, this collection of essays examines the intersections of African education and globalization with multiple analytical and geographical emphases and intentions. The 11 essays critically analyze the issues from historical, cultural, and socio-economic perspectives. Of interest to both educators and scholars who are interested in a more in-depth understanding of the current reign globalization, African Education and Globalization is an important and timely read.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-03-07
Mått:159 x 235 x 23 mm
Vikt:490 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:234
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780739110416

Utforska kategorier

Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Pedagogik inom Psykologi och pedagogik

Mer om författaren

Ali A. Abdi is associate professor of comparative and international education in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Alberta. Korbla P. Puplampu is sociology instructor in the Department of Psychology and Sociology at Grant MacEwan College. George J. Sefa Dei is professor and chair of the Department of Sociology and Equity Studies for the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto (OISE/UT).

Recensioner i media

The value of this edited collection resides in its insightful descriptions of the impact of globalization on socioeconomic and education policies and outcomes within differing African contexts. In doing so, the set of critical essays by distinguished scholars and experienced insiders contributes in important ways to our understanding of the dynamics of globalization, both its negative consequences as well as the possibilities offered for social transformation in the region.

Innehållsförteckning

Part 1 Section OneChapter 2 African Education and Globalization: An IntroductionChapter 3 Culture of Education, Social Development, and Globalization: Historical and Current Analyses of AfricaChapter 4 Critical Perspectives on HIgher Education and Globalization in AfricaChapter 5 Indigenous Knowledges and Globalization: An African PerspectiveChapter 6 Higher Education for Africa's Women: Prospects and ChallengesChapter 7 Globalization, Information Technologies, and Higher Education in Africa: Implications of the Market AgendaPart 8 Section TwoChapter 9 The Contested Politics of Education in Ethiopia: Leadership Vacuity, Mass National Alienation, Ethnic Atomization, and ResistanceChapter 10 Global Economic Restructuring and Education for Development in GhanaChapter 11 The World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and Education in South Africa: A Critical DiscussionChapter 12 Swaziland: Towards an Effective Education for Global CitizenshipChapter 13 Continuity or Discontinuity in Educational Equity: Contradictions in Structural Adjustment Programs in Zimbabwe