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Periodical article | Leiden University catalogue | WorldCat |
Title: | The aim of education in Africa |
Author: | Osafo-Gyima, Faustine |
Year: | 1974 |
Periodical: | Présence africaine |
Issue: | 89 |
Pages: | 15-27 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Africa |
Subjects: | education rural areas |
Abstract: | The aim of the traditional form of education, still existing in rural communities, is to instruct youth on 1) what professions to follow to ensure production; 2) how to behave, how to preserve marriage, procreation; 3) what customs and traditions to follow and how. Formal education in Africa is introduced under colonial rule. The conclusion of the article, which is mainly concerned with a discussion on formal education in British and French colonial areas, is that African educators should study the nations' urgent needs and give them priority education. Ref. |