Abstract
Education in rural Senegal is a cooperative effort made by school personnel, families, village leaders, and educational officials. Life today reflects the heritage the people have had from early tribes (or ethnic groups, Islamic, and Christian religions), and centuries as a French colony. This heritage can be seen in family, cultural and religious practices, and how schools are organized. In this chapter, we focus on rural education and how it is impacted by all of the elements of rural society. The first major topic is to analyze the different influences in a rural setting followed by information on the characteristics of rural schools and how community institutions and families form a partnership with the schools.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Cherry, S. (2006). Senegal. Civil society participation and the governance of educational systems in the context of sector-wide approaches to basic education. University of Toronto: Unpublished manuscript.
Everyculture.com (n.d.). Countries and their cultures: Senegal. http://www.everyculture.com/Sa-Th/senegal.html . Accessed 25 Feb 2011.
Fade, M. (2004). Interview at Diaoule School.
Faly, M. (2008). Interview with family.
Govindan, S. (n.d.). The baobab tree: The upside down tree. http://www.hafapea.com/Magickpages/treemajick2.html . Accessed 25 Feb 2011.
King, N.Q. (1970). Religions from Africa: A pilgrimage into traditional religions. New York: Harper & Row.
Kwintessential.co (n.d.). Senegal-culture, etiquette, customs and protocal. http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/Senegal . Accessed 24 Feb 2011.
Niang, B. (2010). Interview at Regional Education Office in Fatick, Senegal.
Seck, M. (2010). Interview at Felane School.
Sougou, O. (2008). Transformational narratives: Hearing/reading, selected Senegalese folktales by young women. Research in African Literature, 38, 3.
USAID. (2010). Country profile: Senegal. http://usaidlandtenuure.net/usaidltprproducts/country. Profiles/con. Accessed 24 Feb 2011.
Wortham, S. (2007). Personal experience at Marouth School.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2013 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Wortham, S. (2013). Family and Village Partnerships in Rural Schools in Senegal. In: Clark Wortham, S. (eds) Common Characteristics and Unique Qualities in Preschool Programs. Educating the Young Child, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4972-6_14
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4972-6_14
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-007-4971-9
Online ISBN: 978-94-007-4972-6
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and LawEducation (R0)