Giving space to African voices : rights in local languages and local curriculum /

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Imprint:Rotterdam, The Netherlands : SensePublishers, 2014.
Description:1 online resource (xxii, 218 pages).
Language:English
Series:Comparative and International Education, 2214-9880 ; volume 33
Comparative and international education series ; v. 33.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11087013
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Other authors / contributors:Babaci-Wilhite, Zehlia, editor.
ISBN:9789462097346
9462097348
9789462097322
9789462097339
Notes:Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 18, 2014).
Summary:This book sets out to bring voices of the South to the debate on localization of education and makes the case that it should be considered a right in education. Despite all the scientifically-based evidence on the improved quality of education through the use of a local language and local knowledge, English as a language of instruction and 'Western' knowledge based curriculum continue to be used at all educational levels in many developing nations. This means that in many African countries, the goal of rights to education is becoming increasingly remote, let alone that of rights in education. With this understanding and with the awareness of the education challenges of millions of children throughout Africa, the authors argue that local curriculum through local languages needs to be valued and to be preserved, and that children need to be prepared for the world in a language that promotes understanding. The authors make a clear case that policy makers are in a position to work towards a quality education for all as part of a more comprehensive right-based approach. We owe it to the children of the South to offer the best quality education possible in order to achieve social justice.
Other form:Print version: Babaci-Wilhite, Zehlia. Giving Space to African Voices : Rights in Local Languages and Local Curriculum. Rotterdam : SensePublishers, ©2014
Standard no.:10.1007/978-94-6209-734-6