Mickie Mwanzia Koster,
Michael Mwenda Kithinji,
Jerono P. Rotich
Palgrave Macmillan US
e druk, 2016
9781349564583
Kenya After 50
Reconfiguring Education, Gender, and Policy
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Paperback, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan US |
2016
ISBN13: 9781349564583
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Onderdeel van serie
African Histories and Modernities
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Samenvatting
This book explores the key milestones in education, gender, and policy that Kenya has achieved since independence, the challenges of this experience, and the future prospects. This edited collection of chapters also aims to illuminate the lessons learned from the experiences of the postcolonial period as well as postulate on the way forward. Through this exploration of the Kenyan experience since independence, the authors present an optimistic view that despite the many obstacles and challenges, the country still has promising prospects as a nation.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781349564583
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan US
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction; Mickie Mwanzia Koster, Michael Kithinji and Jerono Rotich<br>PART I: RECONSIDERING EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND ROAD SAFETY POLICY<br>1. Education System and University Curriculum in Kenya: Contentions, Dysfunctionality and Reforms since Independence; Michael Mwenda Kithinji<br>2. Geoffrey William Griffin's Work at the National Youth Service and its Contributions to Kenya's National Development; Peter Otiato Ojiambo<br>3. Teach Our Children in Their Mother Tongue; Margaret W. Njeru<br>4. Reassessing Jomo Kenyatta's Crackdown on Theatre for Education and Development; Samson Kaunga Ndanyi <br>5. The Role of M-Pesa in Kenya's Economic and Political Development; Frank Jacobs<br>6. Combating Road Traffic Accidents in Kenya: A Challenge for an Emerging Economy; Charles G. Manyara<br>PART II: CONTEXTUALIZING SPORTS AND GENDER<br>7. Kenya at 50: Contextualization of Post-Independence Sporting Success; W. W. S. Njororai<br>8. Can Kenyan Women Really Perform? Women on the Sports Field and in the Boardroom; W. W. S. Njororai<br>9. Gender, Archiving, and Recognition: Naming and Erasing in Nairobi's Cityscape; Besi Brillian Muhonja<br>10. Kenyan Women: Milestones and Challenges; Jerono P. Rotich and Kipchumba Byron<br>11. Feminism Unfinished: Towards Gender Justice and Women's Rights In Kenya; Brenda Nyandiko Sanya and Anne Namatsi Lutomia<br><br>