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1 online resource (338 pages) |
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Contents |
Cover; Half-title page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; 1 Introduction; Theoretical Framework; The Policy of Mother Tongue Education; European Language and Education: State-Building in France and Britain; 2 Language and Education in Africa under Mission and Colonial Influence; Missions and the Transcription of African Languages; Colonial Education Policy -- Divergent Ideologies; Selective Training and Restriction of the "Masses"; Mission and Colonial Language Influence in Senegal, Ghana, and Cameroon; Conclusion. |
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3 Language Choices in Independent African StatesEducation and Literacy at Independence; Independence Policies -- Theory and Practice; Continuing External Influence -- la Francophonie and the Commonwealth; Policy Inertia; Understanding Leader Preferences; 4 Opportunities for Policy Change: Ideas, Materials, and Advocacy Networks; An Altered International Perspective; Changed Causal Ideas; Contradictory Anglophone Voices; Expanded Domestic Possibilities; Opportunities for Policy Change in Senegal and Ghana; Conclusion; 5 Incentives for Policy Change: Ruler Strategies for Maintaining Power. |
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Democracy and Multilingual EducationBargaining: Demographic and Subnational Variation; My Explanation; Economics as a Contributing Factor; Incentives for Policy Change in Senegal and Ghana; Conclusion; 6 Language, Education, and "Democratization" in Cameroon; Education Policy in the Early Independence Period; Opportunities for Policy Change; Material Opportunities; Ideational Opportunities; Ruler Incentives for Policy Change; Electoral District Manipulation; Restricting Voting Access; Constitutional Recognition of Minority Rights; Alternative Explanations; Conclusion. |
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7 Language and Contention: Violence and Participation in Contemporary African PoliticsLanguage, Nationalism, and Violence; Language Literacy and Political Mobilization; Written Language and Attachment (Senegal and Ghana); Written Language and Mobilization in a Democratic Setting (Senegal and Ghana); Written Language and Mobilization in an Authoritarian Setting (Cameroon); Findings; Conclusion; 8 Conclusion; Nation-Building, Citizenship, and the African State; Language Policy and Education in Africa; Policy Implications; Conclusion; Appendix A Intensity of Local Language Use in Education. |
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AlgeriaAngola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Cape Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Congo, Democratic Republic of the; Congo, Republic of the; Cote d'Ivoire; Djibouti; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Sao Tome and Principe; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa; Sudan (Prior to division); Swaziland; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Language Policy Bibliography. |
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Appendix B Language Surveys. |
Summary |
This book explains why many governments in Africa are including African languages alongside European languages as media of instruction in elementary schools. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Multilingualism -- Africa.
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Multilingualism. |
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Africa. |
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Language and education -- Africa.
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Language and education. |
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Education and state -- Africa.
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Education and state. |
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Education, Bilingual -- Africa.
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Education, Bilingual. |
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Language and languages -- Study and teaching -- Africa.
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Language and languages -- Study and teaching. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Print version: Albaugh, Ericka A. State-Building and Multilingual Education in Africa. New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2014 9781107042087 |
ISBN |
9781139910866 |
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1139910868 |
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9781139922609 (electronic book) |
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1139922602 (electronic book) |
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1306684323 |
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9781306684323 |
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9781107042087 |
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1107042089 |
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