Education in West Africa / edited by Emefa Takyi-Amoako.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Amoako, Emefa.

Series:

Education around the world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Africa, West.

Education.

West Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"Education in West Africa is a comprehensive critical reference guide to education in the region. Written by regional experts, the book explores the education systems of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. It critically examines the development of education provision in each country, whilst exploring both local and global contexts. Including a comparative introduction to the issues facing education in the region as a whole and guides to available online datasets, this handbook is an essential reference for researchers, scholars, international agencies and policy-makers at all levels."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Benin: An Overview, Trends and Futures / Mohamed Chérif Diarra Diarra, Mohamed Chérif 21

2 Burkina Faso: An Overview / Martial Dembélé Dembélé, Martial, Touorizou Hervé Somé Somé, Touorizou Hervé, Fernand Ouédraogo Ouédraogo, Fernand 37

3 Burkina Faso: Trends and Futures / Touorizou Hervé Somé Somé, Touorizou Hervé, Martial Dembélé Dembélé, Martial, Fernand Ouédraogo Ouédraogo, Fernand 53

4 Cameroon: An Overview / Martha Beyang Egbe Egbe, Martha Beyang 67

5 Cameroon: Trends and Futures / Willibroad Dze-Ngwa Dze-Ngwa, Willibroad 85

6 Cape Verde: An Overview, Trends and Futures / Jose Manuel Marques Marques, Jose Manuel 101

7 Chad: An Overview, Trends and Futures / Galy Panaïn Dibe Dibe, Galy Panaïn, Mohamed Chérif Diarra Diarra, Mohamed Chérif 119

8 The Gambia: An Overview, Trends and Futures / Makaireh A. Njie Njie, Makaireh A. 135

9 Ghana: An Overview / Ruby Selena Avotri Avotri, Ruby Selena 151

10 Ghana: Trends and Futures / Daniel Justin Eshun Eshun, Daniel Justin 167

11 Ghana: Education Financing / Ato Essuman Essuman, Ato 183

12 Guinea: An Overview of Higher Education / A. Tidjane Diallo Diallo, A. Tidjane, M. Kodiougou Diallo Diallo, M. Kodiougou, Sékou Konate Konate, Sékou 199

13 Guinea-Bissau: An Overview, Trends and Futures / Akemi Yonemura Yonemura, Akemi 217

14 Ivory Coast: An Overview, Trends and Futures / François-Joseph Azoh Azoh, François-Joseph 235

15 Ivory Coast: Evolving Gender Representation in Higher Education from Peace to the Era of Political Instability and Post-Conflict Reconstruction / N'Dri Thérèse Assié-Lumumba Assié-Lumumba, N'Dri Thérèse 247

16 Liberia: Conflicts and Post-Conflict Trends / Barbara G. Reynolds Reynolds, Barbara G. 265

17 Liberia: Citizenship Education in the Post-Conflict Era / Laura Quaynor Quaynor, Laura 283

18 Mali: An Overview, Trends and Futures / Mohamed Chérif Diarra Diarra, Mohamed Chérif 297

19 Mauritania: An Overview, Trends and Futures / Akemi Yonemura Yonemura, Akemi, Mohamed Chérif Diarra Diarra, Mohamed Chérif 311

20 Niger: An Overview / Nana Aicha Goza Goza, Nana Aicha, Ibra Chekaraou Chekaraou, Ibra 329

21 Niger: Trends and Futures / Ibro Chekaraou Chekaraou, Ibro, Nana Aicha Goza Goza, Nana Aicha 343

22 Nigeria: An Overview / Naomi A. Moland Moland, Naomi A. 363

23 Nigeria: Technical, Vocational Education and Training / Benjamin Ogwo Ogwo, Benjamin 377

24 Nigeria: Financing Education / Mary Ogechi Esere Esere, Mary Ogechi 393

25 Senegal: An Overview / Léa Salmon Salmon, Léa, Latif Dramani Dramani, Latif 407

26 Senegal: Trends and Futures / Caroline Manion Manion, Caroline 421

27 Sierra Leone: An Overview / Kingsley Banya Banya, Kingsley 435

28 Sierra Leone: Educational Trends and Futures / Kwabena Dei Ofori-Attah Ofori-Attah, Kwabena Dei 451

29 Togo: An Overview / Philippe Amevigbe Amevigbe, Philippe 465

30 Togo: Trends and Futures / Kossi Souley Gbeto Gbeto, Kossi Souley, Koffi Nutéfe Tsigbé Tsigbé, Koffi Nutéfe 479.

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2014 dcunns

Other Format:

Original

ISBN:

9781472593443

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.