Education and Development Outcomes for Equality and Governance in Africa /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ndulo, Muna B. (Editor), Assié-Lumumba, N'Dri T. (Editor)
Summary:XXV, 272 p. 7 illus.
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Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
Edition:1st ed. 2020.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40566-3
Format: Electronic Book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Education and Human Capital, Current Debates, and Policy Imperatives
  • 2. Unpacking the Rhetorical Equity for Development: Is Equity Available in an Unequal Society?
  • 3. Educational Expansion in Africa (1965–2010): Implications for Economic Inequality between Countries
  • 4. Free Education, Schooling Outcomes, and Wages: An Inequality Analysis in Benin after the 2006 Free Tuition Policy
  • 5. Education Driving Agriculture-Led Economic and Social Transformation in Africa
  • 6. Science as a Development Tool in Ghana: Challenges, Outcomes, and Possibilities for Women Academic Scientists
  • 7. Education and Human Capital Development among Geographically Isolated Regions and Marginalized Groups in Kenya
  • 8. The Education, Inclusion, and Development of Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Crucial Aspects for Governance in Africa
  • 9. The Impracticalities of Pragmatic Education: The Disconnect between Top-Down Human Capital Building Policies and Processes of Schooling
  • 10. The Significance of Doctoral Education and Training for Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • 11. What Kenyan Youth Want and Why It Matters for Peace.