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The history of education in Africa can be divided into pre-colonial and post-colonial periods. [1] Since the introduction of formal education by European colonists to Africa, education, particularly in West and Central Africa, has been characterized by both traditional African teachings and European-style schooling systems.
Traditional education, also known as back-to-basics, conventional education or customary education, refers to long-established customs that society has traditionally used in schools. Some forms of education reform promote the adoption of progressive education practices, and a more holistic approach which focuses on individual students' needs ...
The term "miseducation" was coined by Carter G. Woodson to describe the process of systematically depriving African Americans of their knowledge of self. Woodson believed that miseducation was the root of the problems of the masses of the African-American community and that if the masses of the African-American community were given the correct knowledge and education from the beginning, they ...
Main objectives of designated curriculum, despite retaining the traditional educational system, were to cultivate foreign relations by educating certain elites and to acquire knowledge in favor of foreign language. [5] [4] Until 1929, the school was not ready for formal service, as traditional Orthodox church element permeating the curriculum. [4]
Sample of the Egyptian Book of the Dead of the scribe Nebqed, c. 1300 BC. Africa is divided into a great number of ethnic cultures. [17] [18] [19] The continent's cultural regeneration has also been an integral aspect of post-independence nation-building on the continent, with a recognition of the need to harness the cultural resources of Africa to enrich the process of education, requiring ...
The East African Certificate of Primary Education (EACPE) became the Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) - awarded after 7 years of primary school - the first time the CPE was marked by a computer system. The East African Certificate of Education (EACE) became the Kenya Certificate of Education (KCE), awarded after 4 years of secondary school.
Tibenderana, Peter K. Education and Cultural Change in Northern Nigeria, 1906–1966: A Study in the Creation of a Dependent Culture (Kampala: Fountain, 2003). Whitehead, Clive. "The ‘Two-way Pull’ and the Establishment of University Education in British West Africa." History of Education 16#2 (1987): 119–133.
The terminal examinations of the pre-tertiary education are conducted by the West African Examination Council (National Office, Ghana) which includes the BECE and the WASCCE, and also foreign professional examinations. [99] The Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training is dedicated to the management of TVET. [78]