The Changing Landscape of Colonial Education in Africa offers a detailed and nuanced
perspective of colonial history, based on fifteen years of research, that throws fresh light on …

This special issue problematises the relationship between the state, capital, and elite
schooling. Whilst it is well-established that elite schools are sites of capital accumulation and …

Thanks to the concerted effort of the international community to promote basic education,
driven by the Education for All (EFA) goals and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) …

This paper addresses the transfer of Physical Education to the Gold Coast, focusing on its
shifting role in producing ideal subjects and its relationship to the imperial politics of the mid …

During Africa's anti-colonial movements, women in French colonies were less politically
active than women in British colonies. Hern examines how differences in British and French …

Since the UN passed its Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, there has been a
seemingly commonsense equation between schooling and education, and access to quality …

À partir d'entretiens sociobiographiques auprès d'hommes demandant l'asile en France au
motif de leur orientation sexuelle ou de leur identité de genre, ou des deux à la fois, les …

'Looking back on Achimota days I realize that they were among my happiest,'2 to quote
Kwame Nkrumah (1909–1972) in his autobiography, published in 1957, the year the British …

In searching for the potential that lies in African societies, the chapters of this volume
consider relationships between knowledge, education and social structure from multiple …

As diverse dimensions of society become institutionalised, to be employed too, specialised
positions require certificates and diplomas which indicate that the person completed a …