Full Description
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.
Contents
Part 1 Section One
Chapter 2 African Education and Globalization: An Introduction
Chapter 3 Culture of Education, Social Development, and Globalization: Historical and Current Analyses of Africa
Chapter 4 Critical Perspectives on HIgher Education and Globalization in Africa
Chapter 5 Indigenous Knowledges and Globalization: An African Perspective
Chapter 6 Higher Education for Africa's Women: Prospects and Challenges
Chapter 7 Globalization, Information Technologies, and Higher Education in Africa: Implications of the Market Agenda
Part 8 Section Two
Chapter 9 The Contested Politics of Education in Ethiopia: Leadership Vacuity, Mass National Alienation, Ethnic Atomization, and Resistance
Chapter 10 Global Economic Restructuring and Education for Development in Ghana
Chapter 11 The World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and Education in South Africa: A Critical Discussion
Chapter 12 Swaziland: Towards an Effective Education for Global Citizenship
Chapter 13 Continuity or Discontinuity in Educational Equity: Contradictions in Structural Adjustment Programs in Zimbabwe
