Theatre for Development is one of the most dynamic and controversial theatre movements on the global South. Emerging in Southern Africa in the 1970s to address social and economic problems using theatrical techniques, today it is taught in theatre departments across sub-Saharan Africa and employed in numerous contexts from health care to…

The training and methods of the Yoruba babalawos in the healing profession, their philosophy and practice have much in common with Rogerian and other Western approaches. The author traces historical origins and the interactive process of the "Babalawo" method, which he believes has a place in empirical psychotherapy and counseling in…

This report surveys the development of librarianship in West Africa since 1954, focusing primarily on the production of professional library literature in Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Liberia, the five countries which constitute the sub-region of English-speaking West Africa. An overview of library developments is presented, and three…

Library development in colonial tropical Africa was closely tied with economic potentiality. Thus, in Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya, libraries were established as agents of economic exploitation (agricultural, mineral), agents of political education, and instruments for cultural diffusion. "Public" libraries were also used…

Reviews developments leading to the establishment of the International Extension College, charts its progress and achievements, and presents an idea for a "new education" for the future consisting of stable adult education based on learner needs linked with extension services. (Author/MBR)

The development of the University of Ghana from 1948 to 1973 is traced. Its contribution to the development of the country as a whole, funding problems, residential accommodations, the tutorial system, and relations with the University of London and the Inter-University Council are among the topics covered. (SW)

Review of developments in children and young adult library services since 1979 discusses three factors that complicate methods used to combat illiteracy problem: population growth, language, and undeveloped readership. Countries studied are Libya, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, Gambia, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines,…

African history is a relatively new discipline and its sources, methodology, and content may be unfamiliar to those trained in European or U.S. history. Through presentations by African scholars, this document offers new strategies for integrating Africa into world history courses. Each presentation is followed by commentaries from experienced…

Using the situation in West Africa as an example, this paper examines the role and the problems of libraries in developing countries; a problem approach, rather than a country-by-country survey, has been employed. The paper is divided into three major sections: (1) a review of colonial influence, discussing British and French attitudes towards…

A preliminary examination is undertaken of the idea of an international university and its historical development within recent years with reference to the United Nations University and an inter-African university. The U.N. University is becoming a reality; an international African university is still in a formative stage. (SW)

This study traces in detail the lines of development of residential adult education, from the idea which preceded the Grundtvig-Kold Danish folk high schools to the multiplicity of forms existing today, and the social and personal forces which have helped shape its development in various cultural settings. Programs in an agrarian society, an…

A history of extension education in Nigeria, particularly as it relates to the University of Nigeria (Nsukka), is given with implications and reflections for other programs in Nigeria and other areas of Africa. Beginning in 1948, with the University College at Ibadan sponsored by the University of London, the history of extra-mural or extension…

THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE PRESENTS THE SECOND OF FIVE PROPOSED SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL UNITS ON CULTURE AREAS OF THE NON-WESTERN WORLD. SUGGESTED "STRATEGIES" ILLUSTRATE TECHNIQUES TO ENCOURAGE STUDENT AND TEACHER INVOLVEMENT IN ACTIVE CLASSROOM LEARNING. CHAPTER TITLES INDICATE THE SCOPE OF THE SUBJECT MATTER--"THE TEACHING OF AFRICAN…

The grade 6 social studies curriculum on Africa for French immersion is outlined. The syllabus consists of seven units. Each contains an instructional objective (in English); a number of specific performance objectives; and for each performance objective, required and optional vocabulary, a list of related activities, and exercises for classroom…