Education in East and Central Africa

by Wolhuter, Charl; Brock, Colin

• ISBN13: 9781472505415
• ISBN10: 1472505417
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2014-08-14
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

Education in East and Central Africa is a comprehensive critical reference guide to education in the region. With chapters written by an international team of leading regional education experts, the book explores the education systems of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome, Gabon, the Republic of Congo and Rwanda. The book critically examines the regional development of education provision in each country as well as recent reforms and global contexts. Including a comparative introduction to the issues facing education in the region as a whole and guides to available online datasets, this handbook will be an essential reference for researchers, scholars, international agencies and policy-makers at all levels.

Author Biography

Charl Wolhuter is Subject Chair and Associate Professor: Comparative Education and Teaching Theory in the School of Education of North-West University, South Africa.

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Preface, Colin Brock
1.Education in East and Central Africa: A Regional Overview, Charl Wolhuter (North-West University, South Africa)
2. Angola: An Overview, Pedro Nsiangengo (INIDE) and Diasala Jacinto André (INIDE)
3. Burundi: Trends and Challenges, Hermenegilde Rwantabagu (University of Burundi, Burundi)
4. Congo-Brazzaville: An Overview, Christophe Jali Nordham (Development Research Institute, France) and Mathias Kupie
5. The Democratic Republic of the Congo: An Overview, Rachel Nsimire Bigawa (Ecole Normale Supérieur, France)
6. Djibouti: Formal and Informal Education, Rachel Solomon Tsehaye (University of Bourgogne, France)
7. Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tomé and Principe: Context, Analysis and Comparison, Pierre Marie Njiale (Université de Yaoundé 1, Cameroon)
8.Eritrea: Educational Development Pre- and Post-Independence, Ravinder Rena (University of the Western Cape, South Africa)
9. Ethiopia: An Overview, Jana Zehle (Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia)
10. The Republic of Gabon: An Overview, Jacques Ginestie (Université Aix-Marseilles, France) and Jean Sylvian Bekale Nze (Ecole Normale Supérieure d’Enseignement Technique et Professionnel, Senegal)
11. Rwanda: An Overview, Wenceslas Nzabalirwa (Kigali Institute of Education, Rwanda)
12.Somalia: Succeeding in a Failed State, Michael Brophy (Africa Educational Trust)
13.South Sudan: An Overview, Pieter du Toit (Foundation for Cross Cultural Education) and B.O. Nyatuke (Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya)
14.Tanzania: Revisiting Eastern and Central African Education Systems, William A. L. Anangisye (University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania) and Daniel Fussy (Mkwana University College of Education, Tanzania)
15.Uganda: An Overview, Stephen Ndawula (Kyambobo University, Uganda)and David Henry Ngobi (Kyambobo University, Uganda)
16. Zambia: An Overview of Formal Education, Gift Masaiti (University of Zambia, Zambia)and Joseph Chita (University of Zambia, Zambia)
Index