Transforming Education And Development Policies For Pastoralist Communities In Kenya

Author : Ibrahim Oanda Ogachi
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789994455607

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Transforming Education and Development Policies for Pastoralist Communities in Kenya by Ibrahim Oanda Ogachi Pdf

This study is a contribution towards exploring alternative but sustainable education policies for pastoralist societies and sets out to explore how pastoralist IKSs (Indigenous Knowledge Systems) can be integrated or used as an entry point to provide formal schooling to pastoralist communities in Kenya. Pastoralists constitute the majority of the socially and economically vulnerable groups in the country. Children, among pastoralist communities, face detrimental hardships that compromise their growth and development. One of these hardships is the imposition of an education and development paradigm that is irrelevant to their existence and which compounds their problems. This study therefore sought to explore how, through better government policies, the indigenous knowledge (IK) of pastoralists could be integrated into the curriculum of formal schooling. Specifically, the study discusses the following issues: Gaps in policies for schooling provision for pastoralist groups, with particular reference to the content of the curriculum and methods of delivery; Aspects of pastoralist IKS that can be integrated into the context of national education policy to enrich their schooling within; and General recommendations regarding the use of participatory and social engineering approaches in designing education and development policies affecting pastoralist communities in Kenya.

Author : Alexander W. Wiseman,C. C. Wolhuter
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781781906996

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Development of Higher Education in Africa by Alexander W. Wiseman,C. C. Wolhuter Pdf

This volume of the International Perspectives on Education and Society series investigates the challenges and prospects for higher education in Africa, especially issues of development, expansion, internationalization, equity, and divergence.

Author : Victoria R. Williams
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1338 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781440861185

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Indigenous Peoples [4 volumes] by Victoria R. Williams Pdf

The book is an essential resource for those interested in investigating the lives, histories, and futures of indigenous peoples around the world. Perfect for readers looking to learn more about cultural groups around the world, this four-volume work examines approximately 400 indigenous groups globally. The encyclopedia investigates the history, social structure, and culture of peoples from all corners of the world, including their role in the world, their politics, and their customs and traditions. Alphabetically arranged entries focus on groups living in all world regions, some of which are well-known with large populations, and others that are lesser-known with only a handful of surviving members. Each entry includes sections on the group's geography and environment; history and politics; society, culture, and tradition; access to health care and education; and threats to survival. Each entry concludes with See Also cross-references and a list of Further Reading resources to guide readers in their research. Also included in the encyclopedia are Native Voices inset boxes, allowing readers a glimpse into the daily lives of members of these indigenous groups, as well as an appendix featuring the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Author : James Sumberg,Rachel Sabates-Wheeler
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-28
Category : Africa
ISBN : 9781529226058

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Children's Work in African Agriculture by James Sumberg,Rachel Sabates-Wheeler Pdf

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Millions of children throughout Africa undertake many forms of farm and domestic work. Some of this work is for wages, some is on their family's own small plots and some is forced and/or harmful. This book examines children's involvement in such work. It argues that framing all children's engagement in economic activity as 'child labour', with all the associated negative connotations, is problematic. This is particularly the case in Africa where many rural children must work to survive and where, the contributors argue, much of the work undertaken is not harmful. The conceptual and case-based chapters reframe the debate about children's work and harm in rural Africa with the aim of shifting research, public discourse and policy so that they better serve the interest of rural children and their families.

Author : Anja Heikkinen,Lorenz Lassnigg
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781443883238

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Myths and Brands in Vocational Education by Anja Heikkinen,Lorenz Lassnigg Pdf

This book discusses whether certain approaches to (vocational) education have become mythicized and branded, and the reasons for and consequences of this commodification. Additionally, the book also investigates how researchers are contributing to mythicizing and branding in education. Although transnational and comparative studies are increasingly taking into account historical and cultural ideas, is this a result of the exploitation of historical and cultural research for industrial purposes and education export? Educational brands should attract global customers and advertise countries as smart environments for global investments.

Author : Izzy Birch
Publisher : IIED
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Nomads
ISBN : 9781843697947

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Towards Education for Nomads by Izzy Birch Pdf

Author : Sheila Aikman,Elaine Unterhalter
Publisher : Oxfam
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0855985291

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Beyond Access by Sheila Aikman,Elaine Unterhalter Pdf

This book combines analysis of policy and empirically based studies on gender, education, and development.

Author : Lucy A. Wakiaga
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030956226

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Women’s Contribution to Higher Education and Social Transformation by Lucy A. Wakiaga Pdf

This book provides deep insights about women in higher education and their contributions to society. Using Kenya as a case study, it places women in higher education at the center of the socioeconomic, political and cultural discourse both within and outside the higher education institution. It is notable that even with the progress made, both in Kenya and globally, gender considerations in social, economic, political and cultural spheres is still minimal. In higher education, gender imbalance is still distinct in varied areas such as career advancement, leadership, mentorship, and scholarship opportunities. In society, women’s efforts still seem to go unnoticed. The aim of these chapters, therefore, is to share women’s research in higher education and in society especially innovative policy and practice concepts, all aimed at contributing to social transformation.

Author : Ashwanee Budoo-Scholtz,Adetokunbo Johnson
Publisher : Pretoria University Law Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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COVID-19 and women’s intersectionalities in Africa by Ashwanee Budoo-Scholtz,Adetokunbo Johnson Pdf

COVID-19 has become one of the most severe issues dominating discussions on the agendas of states globally, and across the African continent, since its emergence in 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic has regrettably brought into sharp focus the continued multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination faced by women and girls in Africa because of their intersecting identities. Yet, paradoxically, although African women are disproportionately affected by the crisis, they are largely invisible in the responses. Several African states and governments have taken different policy measures in response to the pandemic. These responses have taken different dimensions, including shutting down economies, imposition of lockdowns, coercive quarantine measures with police enforcement and criminal consequences for offenders violating these rules. Unfortunately, these responses have reinforced and amplified women’s disproportionate disadvantage and gender inequalities in Africa. Against this backdrop, this book asks the intersectional question about women’s experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. Applying an intersectional human rights lens involves questioning how the intersecting identities that African women embody affect their experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Author : Anne-Trine Kjørholt,Helen Penn
Publisher : Springer
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319913193

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Early Childhood and Development Work by Anne-Trine Kjørholt,Helen Penn Pdf

This edited volume provides a critical account of the theories and policies that have informed work in the field of early childhood and explores how they have operated in practice. Underpinning the theoretical debates are the familiar tensions between global norms and local contexts; increasing inequality alongside economic progress, and the increasing prominence of business and the private sector in delivering aid programs. The authors offer a profound critique on an increasingly important topic and discuss alternative models of policy and practice.

Author : Breisinger, Clemens,Keenan, Michael,Mbuthia, Juneweenex,Njuki, Jemimah
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2024-02-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Food systems transformation in Kenya: Lessons from the past and policy options for the future Loading... Files Full Book (7.78 MB, pdf) Chapters List (73 KB, pdf) Authors Breisinger, Clemens Keenan, Michael Mbuthia, Juneweenex Njuki, Jemimah Date Issued 2023-12-20 Language en Type Book Review Status Peer Review Access Rights Open Access Open Access Usage Rights CC-BY-4.0 Metadata Sha by Breisinger, Clemens,Keenan, Michael,Mbuthia, Juneweenex,Njuki, Jemimah Pdf

The new Kenyan government faces a complex domestic and global environment, and it is widely expected to address key food and agricultural challenges with a new set of policies and programs. This policy brief presents key recommendations from a forthcoming book, Food Systems Transformation in Kenya: Lessons from the Past and Policy Options for the Future, which provides research-based “food for thought and action” to support the Kenyan government’s efforts to improve food security.

Author : Caroline Dyer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136188190

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Livelihoods and Learning by Caroline Dyer Pdf

Current paradigms of ‘development’ generally serve mobile pastoralist groups poorly: their visibility in policy processes is minimal, and their mobility is constructed by the powerful as a ‘problem’, rather than as a rational livelihood strategy. Increasingly damaged eco-systems, shrinking natural resources, globalisation and urbanisation all put pressure on pastoralist livelihoods. Such processes often worsen, rather than alleviate, poverty and socio-economic marginalisation among pastoralists, but they also precipitate engagement with forms of education that may improve their future livelihood security and social status, and enhance occupational diversification. Opening with a discussion of how the relationships between education, poverty and development have been conceived in dominant development discourses, this book reviews the disappointing international experience of education provision to mobile pastoralist groups. It highlights a lack of sufficient flexibility and relevance to changing livelihoods and, more fundamentally, education’s conceptual location within a sedentarist paradigm of development that is antagonistic to mobility as a legitimate livelihood strategy. These global themes are examined in India, where policy and practices of education inclusion for mobile, marginalised groups are critiqued. Empirically-based chapters drawing on ethnographic research, provide detailed insights into how the Rabaris of Kachchh – a pastoralist community in Gujarat, Western India – engage with education as a social and economic development strategy for both adults and children, and show how ethnographic and participatory research approaches can be used for policy advocacy for marginalised groups. Livelihoods and Learning highlights the complex, contested and often inconsistent role of education in development and the social construction of poverty, and calls for a critical reappraisal of the notion of ‘education’. The book will be key reading for postgraduates and academics in education, development studies, international and comparative education and research methodology, as well as policy-makers, ministries and related agencies with responsibility for education.

Author : Saverio Krätli,Caroline Dyer
Publisher : IIED
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Nomads
ISBN : 9781843697596

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Mobile Pastoralists and Education by Saverio Krätli,Caroline Dyer Pdf

Author : Camilla Fitzsimons
Publisher : Springer
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319459370

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Community Education and Neoliberalism by Camilla Fitzsimons Pdf

This book explores community education in Ireland and argues that neoliberalism has had a profound effect on community education. Rather than retain its foundational characteristics of collective, equality-led principles and practices, community education has lost much of its independence and has been reshaped into spaces characterised by labour-market activation, vocationalisation and marketisation. These changes have often, though not always, run contrary to the wishes of those involved in community education creating enormous tensions for practitioners, course providers and participants.

Author : Obed Mfum-Mensah
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781498545709

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Education, Social Progress, and Marginalized Children in Sub-Saharan Africa by Obed Mfum-Mensah Pdf

This book employs sociohistorical, narrative, and discourse frameworks to discuss the sociopolitical complexities and ambiguities of educating marginalized groups in sub-Saharan Africa since western education was introduced in the region. It outlines the systemic and structural challenges faced by marginalized children in the education system that prevent them from fully participating in the education process. This book focuses on how the props underlying Christian missionary education, colonial education, and early postcolonial educational enterprise all served to marginalize certain groups, including women, some geographical regions and/or communities, such as Islamic communities and people with disabilities, from the colonial and postcolonial economic discourses. This historical background provides the springboard for discussions on the complexities and ambiguities of educating marginalized groups in some communities in sub-Saharan Africa in the contemporary times. This book also highlights the challenges of the recent policies of policy makers and the strategies and initiatives of civic societies, non-governmental organizations, and local communities to promote marginalized children’s participation in education. This book elucidates the varied ways certain groups and communities continue to interrogate the structural and systemic challenges that marginalize them educationally. It argues that the level of marginalized groups’ participation in education in sub-Saharan African in the 21st century will determine the progress the region will make in the Education for All (EFA) initiative and the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Furthermore, it argues that increasing educational participation in marginalized communities requires implementation of educational programs that address marginalized groups’ structural social arrangements and socioeconomic contexts.