Sociological foundations of education in Africa: Perspectives, contexts and contemporary issues is a comprehensive and relevant text that looks at the sociology of education from a local South African and a regional African perspective. It is appropriate for undergraduate modules in sociology of education in the Bachelor of Education, and for PGCE and B.Ed (Honours) courses.
The book contributes to the Africanisation of the education curriculum by contextualising international theorists such as Durkheim, Weber, Marx, Mills, and Comte while infusing Afrocentric scholars such as Asante, Rodney, Chukwuokolo, Nyerere, Carnoy, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, and Chiwane, throughout the text. As such, Eurocentric and Afrocentric sociological perspectives are placed in dialogue, complementing and contesting each other in the study of education in Africa.
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Having a sociology of education book written with an African perspective in mind is necessary in this era flooded with discourses of decolonising and Africanising the curriculum. * Dr Nomkhosi Nzimande, University of KwaZulu-Natal *
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Höhe: 240 mm
Breite: 168 mm
Dicke: 19 mm
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978-0-19-073852-5 (9780190738525)
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Herausgeber*in
ProfessorProfessor, University of Venda
ProfessorProfessor, Great Zimbabwe University
PART A: Sociological perspectives on education; Chapter 1 Historical development of sociology and sociology of education, and emergence of African sociological thought; Chapter 2 Why teachers in Africa should study and co-create the sociology of education; Chapter 3 Macrosociological study of education in African settings; Chapter 4 Shining a microsociological lens on education in African settings; PART B: Education as an agent of socialisation; Chapter 5 Socialisation, education and the African context; Chapter 6 The nexus between social stratification and education in Africa; Chapter 7 Financing of higher education: The impact of #FeesMustFall in the South African education context; Chapter 8 Gender socialisation and education: Unfolding the theoretical and African perspective
PART C: Contemporary issues relating to education in Africa; Chapter 9 Globalisation and its impact on education in Africa; Chapter 10 The organisation and role of education in Africa; Chapter 11 Child abuse in African settings; PART D: Education and development in Africa; Chapter 12 Education and socio-economic development in Africa; Chapter 13 From colonialism to decolonisation and Africanisation of education; Chapter 14 Educational inflation: The emerging diploma disease in Africa; Chapter 15 Information and communication technologies and educational change in Africa; Chapter 16 The space of schools in social organisations
