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Western Education and Political Domination in Africa: A Study in Critical and Dialogical Pedagogy
Magnus O. Bassey
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The contribution of Western education to the creation of an African-educated elite is well documented. What is not equally well documented is the fact that African-educated elites have used their education and the schools to perpetuate their dominance by denying the poor the knowledge necessary to protect their political and economic rights and to advance in society. On the other hand, educated elites in Africa make opportunities available to their own members through selective ordering, legitimization of certain language forms and learning processes in schools, and legitimization of elite codes and experiences to the exclusion of the histories, experiences, and ... Read more
The contribution of Western education to the creation of an African-educated elite is well documented. What is not equally well documented is the fact that African-educated elites have used their education and the schools to perpetuate their dominance by denying the poor the knowledge necessary to protect their political and economic rights and to advance in society. On the other hand, educated elites in Africa make opportunities available to their own members through selective ordering, legitimization of certain language forms and learning processes in schools, and legitimization of elite codes and experiences to the exclusion of the histories, experiences, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Praeger
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Westport, United States
ISBN
9780897896221
SKU
V9780897896221
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About Magnus O. Bassey
MAGNUS O. BASSEY is Assistant Professor in the Department of Secondary Education and Youth Services at Queens College, The City University of New York. Bassey has published several academic articles. His forthcoming book, Missionary Rivalry and Educational Expansion in Nigeria, 1885-1945, will be published in 1999. Bassey also taught in the New York City Public Schools and at SUNY-Oneonta.
Reviews for Western Education and Political Domination in Africa: A Study in Critical and Dialogical Pedagogy
The book provides a valiant attempt at connecting the language of critical pedagogy with an understanding of social inequality and political domination in contemporary Africa. It is an original attempt to identify socialization and cultural aspects of schooling with politicization and creation of power in Africa. -Comparative Education Review ?The book provides a valiant attempt at connecting the language of ... Read more