Exploring the relationship between formal education, individuals, and society, this book presents three perspectives: education as a tool for societal improvement, a means of reproducing existing societal structures, and a potential force for harm to both society and individuals. It delves into fundamental questions regarding the true nature and purposes of education, encouraging readers to critically assess its impact on personal and societal development.
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Explore the capabilities of Vue.js to create fast, interactive, and user-friendly web applications. This book guides you through building versatile applications that can be deployed across various platforms, including web, mobile, and desktop, highlighting the framework's flexibility and efficiency.
Education for Transformation?
Focusing on the interplay between formal education and peacebuilding, this book investigates the potential for transforming schooling in post-conflict societies. It critiques the notion of "building back better," drawing on research from countries like Cambodia, Colombia, and Kenya to assess the empirical support for educational reform aimed at fostering peace and democracy. The author argues that the resistance to significant change in educational structures and curricula is perpetuated by academic and international narratives, making this work essential for those studying education in conflict-affected regions.
Challenging the assumption that traditional schooling is inherently beneficial, this book critically examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education. It explores the urgency with which governments sought to return students to classrooms, questioning whether existing models and practices are still appropriate. By highlighting the harmful aspects of conventional schooling, the author envisions a reformed educational future that prioritizes the well-being and support of students, advocating for necessary changes in a post-pandemic world.
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 policy and the working realities of primary and secondary schools in Africa. Based on the author’s forty years of experience in researching and publishing on education in Africa, it takes a balanced but critical approach to analysing education in Africa, and discusses both positive and negative patterns across the region, as well as identifying differences between and within countries. The book examines major questions of educational provision, structure, content and process but does so in a way that raises challenging questions about gender, inequality, violence, authoritarianism and democracy in education as well the fundamental question of whether education is achieving its desired outcomes. It will be of great interest to students and researchers working in the fields of comparative and international education, education and international development, African education, African studies and development studies.