Education in the Development of Tanzania, 1919-1990

by Lene Buchert

Overview

Deals with the realities of education in a debt-ridden African country trying to cope with the pressures of externally imposed educational budgets.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780821410837
Publisher:	Ohio University Press
Publication date:	11/01/1994
Series:	Eastern African Studies
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.90(d)

Editorial Reviews

Buchert's sensitivity to the importance of language is…[a] strength as this has been largely ignored in many discussions of education in Tanzania…Education in the Development of Tanzania is an important contribution to the debate on educational transformation from a historical perspective. It also provides an insightful historical analysis of education in Tanzania.”—Zaline M. Roy-Campbell, The International Journal of African Historical Studies


“[This book] is lucid and contains very valuable data on education and development in Tanzania. Being a product of a doctoral thesis, it is quite detailed by way of information and discusses a good number of educational innovations that have not yet


“The book is meticulously detailed, well-documented, and carefully analyzed. The maps, graphs, and statistical information included in the study help to clarify the wide-ranging data…The book should serve all internationally minded educators a


“This is an interesting and scholarly examination of education in Tanzania during this century. It is particularly welcome because Tanzania, perhaps more than any other African country, has experience of such a diversity of educational policies; there is much to be learned from the Tanzanian experience.”—Clive Harber, International Journal of Educational Development


“A timely study of the realities of education in a debt-ridden African country.”—J.L. Susskind, Choice

From the Publisher

Buchert (Center for Development Research, Copenhagen) focuses on the discrepancies between formulated and implemented policies in education in Tanzania, from 1919 to 1990. She examines the performance of the educational system and selected institutions and programs, and investigates the interaction between in-school educational and out-of- school noneducational factors. Appropriate for students in social sciences, historical methodology, and general courses in African history and comparative education. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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