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Kone, A'ame – International Education, 2010
Power can be equated to the possession of a particular language used to navigate the world. In Mali and Burkina Faso, two former colonies of France, language choice for instruction in mainstream primary schools remains a struggle between the powerful and the powerless. Fifty years after independence from France, both countries continue to…
Descriptors: Experimental Schools, Dropout Rate, Official Languages, Community Involvement