NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Descriptor
African Culture1
African Languages1
Bilingual Education1
Course Content1
Curriculum1
Educational Policy1
Elementary Education1
Language of Instruction1
Multicultural Textbooks1
Politics of Education1
Relevance (Education)1
Swahili1
Textbook Bias1
Values1
More ▼
Source
Author
Mbuyi, Dennis M.1
Publication Type
Reports - Evaluative1
Education Level
Audience
Researchers1
Location
Kenya1
Tanzania1
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing one result Save | Export
Beyond Policy and Language Choice: An Analysis of Texts in Four Instructional Contexts in East Africa. Special Studies in Comparative Education, Number Eighteen.
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Mbuyi, Dennis M. – 1987
This study compares the English and Swahili language texts used in the primary grades in Kenya and Tanzania in order to ascertain the role of language in determining the content of instruction and to relate the content of these texts to significant characteristics of governmental educational policy and the values underlying them. The introductory…
Descriptors: African Culture, African Languages, Bilingual Education, Course Content