Une aventure sociale et humaine: The Service des Centres Sociaux in Algeria, 1955–1962

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The history of the Service des centres sociaux in Algeria brings together ideas about integration, fundamental education, and the existence of a unified Franco-Muslim community during the Algerian War. This chapter pairs the history of education and international development to study approaches to human development in Algeria before independence in 1962. Sanctioned by the Governor-General of Algeria, Jacques Soustelle, the centres sought to modernize the Algerian masses through improving literacy rates, and increasing Muslim Algerians’ access to medical and social services. Linked to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s Fundamental Education Programs, the centres arose out of local initiatives to break down barriers between communities and to meet the needs of the most disenfranchised in the midst of colonial violence and injustice.

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Durham, B. (2020). Une aventure sociale et humaine: The Service des Centres Sociaux in Algeria, 1955–1962. In Global Histories of Education (pp. 55–82). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27801-4_3

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