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Peer reviewedMwiria, Kilemi – History of Education, 1991
Discusses how the British colonial government in Kenya used the education system to strengthen political and economic power over the African majority. Describes the unequal allocation of education revenue, selective and punitive public examinations and a racially biased school curriculum. Concludes that Europeans' need to dominate Africans…
Descriptors: African History, Colonialism, Educational History, Ethnocentrism
Mulusa, Thomas – Prospects, 1992
Contends that, after the struggle for political liberation in sub-Saharan Africa, most of the new nations lost interest in using the educational system to transform their societies. Discusses nine barriers to establishing effective multicultural education in African nations. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Interrelationships, Cultural Pluralism, Disability Discrimination
