Education in West Africa
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Education in West Africa

  1. 448 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Education in West Africa

About this book

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, this handbook is an essential reference for researchers, scholars, international agencies and policy-makers at all levels.

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Information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Year
2015
Print ISBN
9781474270618
eBook ISBN
9781441177858
Edition
1
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Comparative Education

Table of contents

  1. Available and forthcoming titles in the Education Around the World Series
  2. Title
  3. Contents 
  4. Series Editor’s Preface
  5. Notes on Contributors
  6. Introduction: Education in West Africa: A Regional Overview Emefa J. Takyi-Amoako
  7. 1 Benin: An Overview, Trends and Futures Mohamed ChĂ©rif Diarra
  8. 2 Burkina Faso: An Overview Martial DembĂ©lĂ©, Touorizou HervĂ© SomĂ© and Fernand OuĂ©draogo
  9. 3 Burkina Faso: Trends and Futures Touorizou HervĂ© SomĂ©, Martial DembĂ©lĂ© and Fernand OuĂ©draogo
  10. 4 Cameroon: An Overview Martha Beyang Egbe
  11. 5 Cameroon: Trends and Futures Willibroad Dze-Ngwa
  12. 6 Cape Verde: An Overview, Trends and Futures Jose Manuel Marques
  13. 7 Chad: An Overview, Trends and Futures Galy PanaĂŻn Dibe and Mohamed ChĂ©rif Diarra
  14. 8 The Gambia: An Overview, Trends and Futures Makaireh A. Njie
  15. 9 Ghana: An Overview Ruby Selenu Avotri
  16. 10 Ghana: Trends and Futures Daniel Justin Eshun
  17. 11 Ghana: Education Financing Ato Essuman
  18. 12 Guinea: An Overview of Higher Education A. Tidjane Diallo, M. Kodiougou Diallo and SĂ©kou Konate
  19. 13 Guinea-Bissau: An Overview, Trends and Futures Akemi Yonemura
  20. 14 Ivory Coast: An Overview, Trends and Futures François-Joseph Azoh
  21. 15 Ivory Coast: Evolving Gender Representation in Higher Education from Peace to the Era of Political Instability and Post-Conflict Reconstruction N’Dri ThĂ©rĂšse AssiĂ©-Lumumba
  22. 16 Liberia: Conflicts and Post-Conflict Trends Barbara G. Reynolds
  23. 17 Liberia: Citizenship Education in the Post-Conflict Era Laura Quaynor
  24. 18 Mali: An Overview, Trends and Futures Mohamed ChĂ©rif Diarra
  25. 19 Mauritania: An Overview, Trends and Futures Akemi Yonemura and Mohamed ChĂ©rif Diarra
  26. 20 Niger: An Overview Nana Aicha Goza and Ibro Chekaraou
  27. 21 Niger: Trends and Futures Ibro Chekaraou and Nana Aicha Goza
  28. 22 Nigeria: An Overview Naomi A. Moland
  29. 23 Nigeria: Technical, Vocational Education and Training  Benjamin Ogwo
  30. 24 Nigeria: Financing Education Mary Ogechi Esere
  31. 25 Senegal: An Overview LĂ©a Salmon and Latif Dramani
  32. 26 Senegal: Trends and Futures Caroline Manion
  33. 27 Sierra Leone: An Overview Kingsley Banya
  34. 28 Sierra Leone: Educational Trends and Futures Kwabena Dei Ofori-Attah
  35. 29 Togo: An Overview Philippe Amevigbe
  36. 30 Togo: Trends and Futures Kossi Souley Gbeto and Koffi NutĂ©fe TsigbĂ©
  37. Index
  38. Copyright