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Giving Space to African Voices

Rights in Local Languages and Local Curriculum

Editors:

  1. Zehlia Babaci-Wilhite
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  • The most significant contribution of this book form a solid basis in demonstrating the links between local languages, local curriculum, quality learning and rights in education in the South for social justice and a better world.

Part of the book series: Comparative and International Education: A Diversity of Voices (CIEDV)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Localization of Instruction and Curriculum Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Localization of Instruction as a Right in Education

      • Zehlia Babaci-Wilhite, Macleans A. Geo-Jaja
      Pages 3-19

    5. Shaping Muslim Curriculum in Kenya

      • Ousseina Alidou
      Pages 67-82

  3. Rights to Education

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
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    2. Rights to Quality Education

      • Samir Amin
      Pages 85-92

    4. Rethinking Quality Education in Tanzania´S Classrooms

      • Ladislaus M. Semali
      Pages 107-129

    5. Appropriate Language in Education

      • Jerome Ikechukwu Okonkwo
      Pages 131-146

  4. Linguistic Rights in Education

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-147
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    3. Violation For Linguistic Rights

      • Julitha C. John
      Pages 163-171

    6. Afterword

      • Francisco Gomes De Matos
      Pages 217-217
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This book sets out to bring voices of the South to the debate on localization of education and makes the case that it should be considered a right in education. Despite all the scientifically-based evidence on the improved quality of education through the use of a local language and local knowledge, English as a language of instruction and “Western” knowledge based curriculum continue to be used at all educational levels in many developing nations. This means that in many African countries, the goal of rights to education is becoming increasingly remote, let alone that of rights in education. With this understanding and with the awareness of the education challenges of millions of children throughout Africa, the authors argue that local curriculum through local languages needs to be valued and to be preserved, and that children need to be prepared for the world in a language that promotes understanding. The authors make a clear case that policy makers are in a position to work towards a quality education for all as part of a more comprehensive right-based approach. We owe it to the children of the South to offer the best quality education possible in order to achieve social justice.
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