
ERIC Number: EJ650986
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2002
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The Maasai's Education and Empowerment: Challenges of a Migrant Lifestyle.
Phillips, Jacqueline S.; Bhavnagri, Navaz Peshotan
Childhood Education, v78 n3 p140-46 Spr 2002
Describes struggle of Maasai in Kenya and Tanzania to preserve migratory lifestyle while remaking their schooling system. Addresses goals, content and method, and outcomes for both indigenous and Western Maasai education. Considers educational implications for migratory lifestyles and recommends listening to, building trust with, and empowering marginalized groups by valuing their cultures and contributions. (DLH)
Descriptors: Access to Education, African Culture, Child Role, Community Involvement, Disadvantaged Environment, Educational Methods, Educational Objectives, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Life Style, Migrant Children, Migrant Education, Nomads, Non Western Civilization, Nontraditional Students, Outcomes of Education, Role of Education, Sociocultural Patterns
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kenya; Tanzania
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