The Rise of Education in Africa
Publication date
2023
Authors
Meier zu Selhausen, Felix
Fourie, Johan
Ferber, Sarah
Editors
Frankema, Ewout
Hillbom, Ellen
Kufakurinani, Ushehwedu
Meier , Felix
Advisors
Supervisors
Document Type
Part of book
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Abstract
This chapter discusses how Africans acquired new skills, in the past and in the present. We begin with a short review of the economic benefits of education and then proceed to a discussion of education in Africa today and in the past. We consider the role of Islam, Christ missionaries and colonization, and follow the development of formal education in Africa during the period of independence and conclude with a discussion of the future of education in Africa.
Keywords
Africa, Christian Missionaries, Colonialism, education, Human Capital, Religion
Citation
Meier zu Selhausen, F, Fourie, J & Ferber, S 2023, The Rise of Education in Africa. in E Frankema, E Hillbom, U Kufakurinani & F Meier (eds), The History of African Development : An Online Textbook for a New Generation of African Students and Teachers. Wageningen, pp. 133-152. https://doi.org/10.18174/590864