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1 online resource (xviii, 312 pages) : illustrations |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Summary |
"From 1910 to the 1930s, educating Africans was a major preoccupation in the metropole and in the colonies of imperial Britain. This richly researched book untangles the discourse on education for African leaders, which involved diverse actors such as colonial officials, missionaries, European and American educationists or ideologues in Africa and diaspora. The analysis is presented around two foci of decision-making: one is the Memorandum on Education Policy in British Tropical Africa, issued by the British Colonial Office in 1923; another is the Achimota School established on the Gold Coast Colony (present-day Ghana) as a model school in 1927. Ideas brought from different sources were mingled and converged on the areas where the motivations of actors have coincided. The local and the global was linked through the chains of discourse, interacting with global economic, political and social concerns. The book also vividly describes how the ideals of colonial education were realized in Achimota School."--Page [4] of cover. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction -- Literature review -- The context which conditioned the discourse -- Genesis of British colonial education policies -- Philosophical sources of inspiration for African education -- Political context on the Gold Coast -- Educational discourse and Guggisberg's administration -- Achimota School as an experiment -- Educational adaptation and public response in Ghana after independence -- Conclusion. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Achimota School.
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Achimota School. |
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Education and state -- Africa -- History -- 20th century.
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Education and state. |
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Africa. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
20th century |
Subject |
Great Britain -- Colonies -- Education -- History -- 20th century.
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Great Britain. |
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Colonies. |
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Education. |
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Education and state -- Ghana -- History -- 20th century.
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Ghana. |
Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
Genre/Form |
History.
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Electronic books.
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Added Title |
Formation of education policy in the British Colonial Office and Achimota School on the Gold Coast |
Other Form: |
Print version: Yamada, Shoko. 'Dignity of Labour' for African Leaders. Mankon, Bamenda, Cameroon : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, [2018] 9956550000 (OCoLC)1035364678 |
ISBN |
9789956550609 (electronic book) |
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9956550604 (electronic book) |
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9789956550005 |
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9956550000 |
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