New directions in African education: Challenges and possibilities

Abstract

A collection of essays which critically examines education in the African context and presents possible courses of action to reinvent its future. Introduction / S. Nombuso Diamini -- Place of African Indigenous Knowledge and Languages in Education for Development: The Case of Kenya / Grace W. Bunyi -- Some Issues of Science Education in Africa / Wanja Gitari -- Reproductive Health in Kenya: A Matter of Social Justice / Jacinta K. Muteshi -- Gender, Post-Secondary Education, and Employment Opportunities for Women in Tanzania / Grace Khwaya Puja -- Information Technology and the Curriculum Process: Student Participation and the Changed Role of the Teacher / Selina L.P. Mushi -- Envisioning African Social Work Education / Uzo Anucha -- Comparison of Institutional Discriminatory Practices against People with Disabilities in North America and Africa: Cases in Zimbabwe and Canada / Zephania Matanga -- Financing Students in Higher Education: Examining Trends and Funding Options in Africa and Canada / Eva Aboagye -- Possibilities in African Schooling and Education / George J. Sefa Dei.