{"product_id":"9781552382127","title":"New Directions in African Education: Challenges and Possibilities","description":"It has been said that education in post-colonial Africa is in a state of crisis. Policies and practices from Eurocentric colonial regimes have carried over, intertwining with challenges inherent in the new political and economic climate. Leaders have done little to remedy the malfunctioning education system, and even where attempts have been made, they have overwhelmingly been shaped by commercial and capitalist interests.\u003cp\u003eIn New Directions in African Education, Nombuso Dlamini has gathered essays from continental African scholars who, before pursuing graduate studies in North America, had first-hand experience with the education system in post-colonial Africa. Their cross-cultural perspective has provided a unique opportunity to critically examine education in the African context and to present possible courses of action to reinvent its future. These authors are in search of a new model for African education - a model that embraces indigenous knowledge, helps cultivate a greater sense of pride in people of African descent, and, most importantly, serves local needs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Contributions By:\u003cbr\u003eEva Aboagye\u003cbr\u003eUzo Anucha\u003cbr\u003eGrace W. Bunyi\u003cbr\u003eGeorge J. Sefa Dei\u003cbr\u003eS. Nombuso Dlamini\u003cbr\u003eZephania Matanga\u003cbr\u003eSelina Mushi\u003cbr\u003eJacinta K. Muteshi\u003cbr\u003eGrace Khwaya Puja\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Calgary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47059795280112,"sku":"9781552382127","price":34.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781552382127_p0.jpg?v=1772499737","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781552382127","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}