State-building and multilingual education in Africa /

Albaugh, Ericka A.,

State-building and multilingual education in Africa / Ericka A. Albaugh. - xi, 323 pages : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-313) and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Language and education in Africa under mission and colonial influence; 3. Language choices in independent African states; 4. Opportunities for policy change: ideas, materials, and advocacy networks; 5. Incentives for policy change: ruler strategies for maintaining power; 6. Language, education, and 'democratization' in Cameroon; 7. Language and contention - violence and participation in contemporary African politics; 8. Conclusion.

9781107042087 (Hardback)


Multilingualism--Africa.
Language and education--Africa.
Education and state--Africa.
Education, Bilingual--Africa.
Language and languages--Study and teaching--Africa.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General.

306.4496 ALB