Development and the Right to Education in Africa

• Main Author: Onuora-Oguno, A.C (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Economic development.; Economic policy.; Social change.; Educational policy.; Education and state.; Development Theory.; Development Policy.; Regional Development.; Development and Social Change.; Educational Policy and Politics.

This book is about the right to basic education and its impact on development in Africa. It focuses on the elusive subject of litigating the right to education by examining jurisprudence from select African countries and India. The project further analyses the various challenges that impede access t...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Chapter One: Right to Development and Education an Introductory Note
• 2. Chapter Two: Theoretical Framework and Benefits of Basic Education
• 3. Chapter Three: Obstacles Affecting Access to Basic Education
• 4. Chapter Four: Beyond Nomenclature: Special Education or Inclusive Education: Advocating Quality Basic Education
• 5. Chapter Five: African Perspective of Education: A Catalyst for the Desired Africa of Tomorrow?
• 6. Chapter Six: Human Right or Human Capital Approach: Walking the Path to Actualization of Access to Basic Education in Africa
• 7. Chapter Seven: Comparative Analysis of Jurisprudence Governing Basic Education
• 8. Chapter Eight: The African Human Rights Response to Access to Basic Education
• 9. Chapter Nine: Repositioning Institutions for Realisation of the Right to Basic Education
• 10. Chapter 10: Conclusions and Recommendations.