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Culture and mass schooling : the colonial roots of educational inequality in Africa / Melina R. Platas.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Platas, Melina R., author.
- Series:
- Cambridge studies in the comparative politics of education.
- Cambridge studies in the comparative politics of education
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Educational equalization--Africa.
- Educational equalization.
- Education--Political aspects--Africa--History.
- Education.
- Education and state--Africa--History.
- Education and state.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxv, 248 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- Education is central to politics, economic growth, and human well-being. Yet, large gaps in levels of education persist across different groups, often for generations. Why? This book argues that culture - specifically, community norms about schooling - plays a central role in explaining the persistence of educational inequality across groups.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-009-64038-0
- 1-009-64039-9
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