Challenging the Research Complex - Education, External Influence, and Disrupting Dependence in Africa

Starting with an overview of the intersection of local and global dynamics in education in Africa, this book focuses critical attention on education research and the problematic research process.

List of contents

Foreword: African Education and Development as a Puzzle
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Education and Development: Global and Local 2. Education in Africa: Less Transformation, More Reproduction 3. Global Becomes Local 4. Research on Education in Africa: Continuities and Omissions 5. Challenging the Research Complex

About the author

Joel Samoff is affiliated with the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University, USA, and retired Adjunct Professor of African Studies in the School of Humanities and Sciences.

Summary

Starting with an overview of the intersection of local and global dynamics in education in Africa, this book focuses critical attention on education research and the problematic research process.

Product details

• Authors: Joel Samoff, Samoff Joel
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032729244
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3272924-4
• No. of pages: 219
• Series: Critical Global Citizenship Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; EDUCATION / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, Africa, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Multicultural Education, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Philosophy & theory of education, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Philosophy and theory of education, Teaching of a specific subject, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Multicultural education, Educational strategies and policy