Time is tight : urgent tasks for educational transformation : Eritrea, South Africa, and the U.S. / Matt Meyer.

Author/creator Meyer, Matt
Format Book
Publication InfoTrenton, NJ : Africa World Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxx, 202 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Portion of title Urgent tasks for educational transformation
Contents Introduction: education for liberation -- Educational apartheid: education under fire -- "Outsiders"--Contemporary education in the U.S -- We have our voices: Eritrea in the pre-independence era -- Time is tight: education in South Africa under apartheid -- Positive and negative globalisms -- Educational alternatives -- Pan-Africanism and Africanist philosophies of education -- An additional "R" : reconciliation--education, and empowerment in postapartheid South Africa -- Eritrea at ten: victories and realities -- Working within the U.S. pressure cooker -- Conclusion: learning from Africa: teaching about human rights in the U.S. -- Appendix: Whose standards? an African test.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [173]-193) and index.
LCCN 2006009701
ISBN1592214789 (hard back)
ISBN1592214797 (pbk.)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks LA1521 .M49 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold