Kenyan Youth Education in Colonial and Post-Colonial Times

Joseph Kamiru Gikubu's Impact
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-59989-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 190 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 3745 g

Reihe: Historical Studies in Education

This book examines Joseph Kamiru Gikubu’s impact on Kenyan youth education. The author asserts that over his decades-long career, Gikubu played an active role in not only building and improving Kenyan youth education but also in demonstrating the role educational institutions play in imparting nation-building skills. Gikubu’s educational contributions were wide-ranging and include both practical and theoretical aspects of education through his works in various juvenile rehabilitation programs and youth clubs, as well as his insights on youth education and school leadership. Through Gikubu’s educational work, this volume interrogates Kenya’s educational development, transformation, and entailed challenges. The book fills the gap in the dearth of African-centered educational biographies and their role in shaping Africa’s social, political, and economic spheres in both the colonial and post-colonial period. It also addresses emerging scholarship in African educational biographies.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ojiambo, Peter Otiato

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Geschichte der Pädagogik, Richtungen in der Pädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Vergleichende und Empirische Bildungsforschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Early Life and Entry in Kenyan Youth Education Chapter 2. The University of Hard knocks: Manyani Detention CampChapter 3. A Place of Hope: Wamumu Rehabilitation CampChapter 4. Called to Educate: Kariokor and Starehe Youth ClubsChapter 5. A Flower in the Mud: The Founding of Starehe Boys Centre and School and  its GrowthChapter 6. Conclusion: Thoughts on Youth Education and School Leadership

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Otiato Ojiambo is Associate Professor in the Department of African and African-American Studies at the University of Kansas, USA.