Class Formation and Civil Society: The Politics of Education in Africa

by Patrick M. Boyle

First published in 1999, this study of the politics of education in Cameroon, the Congo and Kenya presents arresting empirical evidence that urban elites exiting public sector educational systems they have dominated in favour of private school networks of their own creation. Seeking to enhance their offspring's chances for survival and even domination in a world of scarce resources and limited opportunities for employment, elites see private schools...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138617725
• ISBN13: 9781138617728
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.5"