Schooling in Sub-Saharan Africa Policy, Practice and Patterns /

• Main Author: Harber, Clive (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Educational sociology.; Education and sociology.; Sociology, Educational.; Education and state.; Schools and Schooling.; International and Comparative Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Sociology of Education.; Education Policy.

This book is a comprehensive text for those interested in formal education in sub-Saharan Africa. It provides a thought-provoking overview of the key educational ideas, themes and issues facing schooling in Africa today, by drawing on a wide literature to examine evidence concerning both educational...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Goals for Education
• Chapter 2. Educational Policy in Africa
• Chapter 3. Who Goes to School in Africa?
• Chapter 4. Human and Material Resources: Teachers, Finance and Physical Resources
• Chapter 5. Teacher Education
• Chapter 6. Curriculum and Assessment
• Chapter 7. Classroom Teaching Methods
• Chapter 8. Educational Management, Decentralisation and Privatisation
• Chapter 9. Violence in Schools
• Chapter 10. Special Educational Needs and Inclusion
• Chapter 11. Educational Outcomes
• Chapter 12. Contextual Differences in Schooling: Three Country Case Studies
• Chapter 13. Conclusion: Educational Patterns in Africa.