Kenyan Youth Education in Colonial and Post-Colonial Times Joseph Kamiru Gikubu's Impact /

• Main Author: Ojiambo, Peter Otiato (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Series: Historical Studies in Education
• Subjects: Education.; Imperialism.; International education.; Comparative education.; International and Comparative Education.; Early Childhood Education.; Imperialism and Colonialism.

This book examines Joseph Kamiru Gikubu’s impact on Kenyan youth education. The author asserts that over his decades-long career, Gikubu played an active role in not only building and improving Kenyan youth education but also in demonstrating the role educational institutions play in imparting natio...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Early Life and Entry in Kenyan Youth Education
• Chapter 2. The University of Hard knocks: Manyani Detention Camp
• Chapter 3. A Place of Hope: Wamumu Rehabilitation Camp
• Chapter 4. Called to Educate: Kariokor and Starehe Youth Clubs
• Chapter 5. A Flower in the Mud: The Founding of Starehe Boys Centre and School and  its Growth
• Chapter 6. Conclusion: Thoughts on Youth Education and School Leadership. .