Education and Development Perspectives in Africa

Environment, Power and Development in Africa Environment is a sector that has not enjoyed a lot of attention in Africa. It has been assumed for

quite some time that Africa has no environmental problems. Since the World Environment

Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the world has come to great awareness about the dependent nature of

global environmental issues. There is now greater connectedness and consciousness of the

interdependent nature of the world than previously envisioned. Environment, Power and

Development in Africa is clearly a further response to such awareness. Chapters in this book

address a variety of issues surrounding environment, from ethical considerations, food security,

local and global power structures, quality control, data management, environmental awareness,

among others. The authors have presented original research findings, presented in very simple

and understandable language. The articles reveal that African countries need to renegotiate

culture and appreciate gender dynamics due to changes brought out in a largely globalized

world. This is an important book with contributors of vast experience in matters of education

from Africa and elsewhere, who provide in-depth analyses on ways and means through

education supports development. Scholars and students of education and culture, gender and

development from all humanities, social and natural sciences will find this book very useful.

This book is a must have for all university and college libraries in Africa and elsewhere.

Prof. Amutabi is the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic & Student Affairs) at Kisii University. He is the author of The NGO Factor in Africa: The Case of Arrested Development in Kenya (New York: Routledge, 2006). Prof. Amutabi is co-author of Nationalism and Democracy for People-Centered Development in Africa (Moi University Press, 2000). He has also co-authored Foundations of Adult Education in Africa (Cape Town/Hamburg: Pearson/UNESCO, 2005). Prof. Amutabi is the co-editor of Regime Change and Transition Politics in Africa (New York: Routledge, 2012). He has written two novels, Because of Honor (a novel on Islam in Africa) and These Good People (a novel on corruption in Africa). Prof. Amutabi is also the author of Nakhamuma Stories (a collection of short stories from the Abaluyia community of western Kenya). His chapters have appeared in over two dozen books. His articles have appeared in several refereed and reputable journals such as African Studies Review, Canadian Journal of African Studies, International Journal of Educational Development; and Jenda: A Journal of Culture and African Women Studies

Studies in Culture, Gender and Education in Africa

This book Studies in Culture, Gender and Education in Africa provides a wide range of analyses on

many issues that influence development in education sector in many countries. The book looks at vari-

ous issues touching on cultural issues in various African countries, as well as gender dynamics and how

they affect education in Africa. The authors who come from many parts of the world provide a rich in-

ventory and critically examine and wrestle with issues that affect education in Africa, using culture and

gender as prisms of analysis and interpretation. The book provides new frameworks and parameters of

analyzing the role of culture and gender in education in ways that would allow the reader to understand

the importance of research. The main argument that runs through this book is that culture, gender and

education are interrelated in ways that allow us to appreciate change. The articles examine a wide range

of issues which include indigenous knowledge, religion, science, language question, NGOs, new farm

practices, poverty alleviation and other development issues. The authors reveal the need for us to

unlearn our cultures and how we perceive and look at gender. Scholars and students of education and

culture, gender and development from all humanities, social and natural sciences will find this book

very useful. All university and college libraries in Africa will need this book.


Education and Counseling

in Schools in Africa

Education and Counseling in Schools in Africa This book Education and Counseling in Schools in Africa demonstrates that education and counseling

are intimately and intricately intertwined and affect development in very profound ways. Students’

disturbances in schools and juvenile delinquency, drug and substance abuse, malingering and youth

rebellion are themes that have not attracted a lot of research in Africa. The contributors realize that we

need to create new concepts and frameworks of studying behavior of youth in educational learning

institution, in order to appreciate changes that are taking place around us. We live in a world where

globalization is affecting all sectors, including education, especially through information and

communication technology (ICT), such of it negative. The youth are embracing all kinds of freedoms

which are affecting learning. This book is therefore, a must read for all students of education and

development from all humanities, social and natural sciences because it explains the negative influences

and how they can be addressed. The book speaks adroitly to the needs of addressing the Millennium

Development Goals (MDGs) in which education is important, so that any activity that interferes with

learning should be tackled through counseling and other means. In various ways, the authors

demonstrate that we cannot attain high levels of development without adequately improving the

education sector. The articles provide exciting illuminations on how education can be affected by bad

elements that need to be taken through counseling and rehabilitation. Scholars and students of

education, psychology, guiding and counseling will find this book very useful.


Education and Development Perspectives in Africa

This book Education and Development Perspectives in Africa makes a clear connection between

education and development. There are many discourses that revolve around education and

development, but many of them tend to be Eurocentric, which gives this book great impetus. We

cannot talk about development in Africa, without elucidating on the important role that education

plays in the entire development process on the Continent. It shows that education is the engine

of development. The themes and issues covered by various authors include discipline in schools,

students performance, disability in learning institutions, examinations, substance abuse and

sexuality, internal displacement and learning, guidance and counseling, gender and education,

science literary, diversity and multiculturalism and other issues. The authors show that besides

training high caliber human resource required for Africa and the world, education provides impe-

tus for innovation, invention and discovery. Education provides countries with human resources

needed to provide development blue prints and plans. Scholars and students of education and

culture, gender and development from all humanities, social and natural sciences will find this

book very useful. All university undergraduate and graduate students in Africa need this book


Politics, Governance and Development in Africa Environment is a sector that has not enjoyed a lot of attention in Africa. It has been assumed for

quite some time that Africa has no environmental problems. Since the World Environment

Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the world has come to great awareness about the dependent nature of

global environmental issues. There is now greater connectedness and consciousness of the

interdependent nature of the world than previously envisioned. Environment, Power and

Development in Africa is clearly a further response to such awareness. Chapters in this book

address a variety of issues surrounding environment, from ethical considerations, food security,

local and global power structures, quality control, data management, environmental awareness,

among others. The authors have presented original research findings, presented in very simple

and understandable language. The articles reveal that African countries need to renegotiate

culture and appreciate gender dynamics due to changes brought out in a largely globalized

world. This is an important book with contributors of vast experience in matters of education

from Africa and elsewhere, who provide in-depth analyses on ways and means through

education supports development. Scholars and students of education and culture, gender and

development from all humanities, social and natural sciences will find this book very useful.

This book is a must have for all university and college libraries in Africa and elsewhere.


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