Preserving order amid chaos : the survival of schools in Uganda, 1971-1986 / John Rhodes Paige.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paige, John Rhodes.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Secondary--Uganda--Kabarole District--History--20th century.

Education, Secondary.

Education and state--Uganda--Case studies.

Education and state.

History.

Uganda.

Uganda--Kabarole District.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 208 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2000.

Contents:

An Experience of Contrasts 2

The Survival of Schools 3

Research Questions and Field Sites 6

Internal Functioning of Schools 8

Baseline Conditionalities 8

Organizational Survival 10

1. A Socio-historical View: The Context of Ugandan Education 17

The Historical Legacy 17

The Social Legacy 19

Economic/Political/Cultural Issues 19

Military Issues and Education 24

War and Violence Issues Affecting Education 26

2. A View from the Past: Traditions of Ugandan Education 30

The Historical Legacy 31

Pre-colonial Education 31

Missionary Education 32

Colonial Educational Development: Interbellum Years 1919-39 35

Pre-independence through Independence 37

The Current Educational Scene 39

3. The Story: A National View 42

The Amin/Obote II Years and Ugandan Schooling 42

Amin's Economic War 42

Departure of Expatriate Teachers 44

Departure of Ugandan Professionals 45

Rapid Africanization of the Schools 47

Transportation 48

Food, Firewood, Furnishings, and Facilities 49

Morale in the Schools 50

Obote II Politics and the Schools 51

War, Insecurity, and Violence 54

Quality of School Life 55

4. The Story: A View from the Ground in Kabarole 59

School Sites in Kabarole District 59

Christianity and Colonialism in Tooro 60

Kyebambe Girls Secondary School 61

St. Leo's College, Kyegobe 62

Nyakasura School 65

Mpanga Senior Secondary School 68

The Survival of Kabarole Schools 71

Systemic Support for Schools 72

Amin's Regime and Education 72

Obote II and Education 76

Western Region Education and the Interim NRM Government 78

The Influence of the Church on Schools and Society 80

Natural Resources 81

Tribal/Ethnic Tensions 81

The Role of Parents and Boards of Governors 83

The Social Fabric 85

Regionalization 88

5. The Story: Viewing Initiatives and Internalities in Kabarole 91

Local Initiatives in Schools 91

Individual Leadership 91

The Experience of Educational Actors 95

Kabarole Public Library 97

Entrepreneurial Projects 98

Strategies and Procedures Implemented in the Schools 101

Policy and Practice: Teachers 101

Policy and Practice: Local School Organization 104

Policy and Practice: Governance 108

Policy and Practice: Finance 109

Policy and Practice: Interventions 110

War, Violence, and the Effect on Children 111

The Role of Kabarole Schools in Wartime 112

6. Discussion: The View of an Outsider 116

Conditionalities Enabling Kabarole Schools to Survive 118

Government Non-interference in Schools 118

Ingrained Cultural Values 121

Opportunity Structures 137

7. Discussion: A View toward the Future 144

Did the Schools Survive? Interpretations 145

Organizational Survival 150

Strategies and Practices 151

Institutional Persistence 155

Public-Private Responsibility for Education 158

Baseline Conditionalities 162

Recommendations for Action 165

Appendix I A Viewing Lens

the Study Methodology 174

Appendix II Calendar of Important Events in Uganda's Educational History 194

1. Uganda xv

2. Uganda Districts 1969 xvi

3. Uganda Districts after 1976 xvii.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

157181213X

OCLC:

43599023