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Whose education for all? : the recolonization of the African mind /
Since 1990, when the phrase ""education for all"" was first coined at the World Bank conference in Jomtien, Thailand, a battle has raged over its meaning and its impact on education in Africa. In this thought-provoking new volume, Dr. Brock-Utne argues that ""education...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York ; London :
Falmer Press,
2000.
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| Colección: | Garland reference library of social science ;
v. 1445. Garland reference library of social science. Studies in education/politics ; vol. 6. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Since 1990, when the phrase ""education for all"" was first coined at the World Bank conference in Jomtien, Thailand, a battle has raged over its meaning and its impact on education in Africa. In this thought-provoking new volume, Dr. Brock-Utne argues that ""education for all"" really means ""Western primary schooling for some, and none for others."" Her incisive analysis demonstrates how this construct robs Africans of their indigenous knowledge and language, starves higher education in Africa, and thereby perpetuates Western dominion. In Dr. Brock-Utne's words, ""A quadrangle building has |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxx, 340 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-325) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585451788 9780585451787 020390365X 9780203903650 9780815334781 0815334788 9786610335626 6610335621 113557829X 9781135578299 1280335629 9781280335624 |