Tanzania inherited a basically illiterate population that is largely rural. Hence, Tanzania is according top priority to rural development. Education is a vital input but its impact depends not only on the quality and relevance of the education given but also on its interaction with complementary inputs in agriculture, small-scale industry,…

Tanzanians feel that their educational system, inherited from the colonial past was mainly serving the interests of the elite and inducing in them attitudes of superiority and of disdain for manual occupations and skills. Tanzania's new educational policy demands that the educational effort be directed at the needs of the society, the nation and…