Education in East and Central Africa

Charl Wolhuter is Subject Chair and Professor of Comparative Education and Teaching Theory in the School of Education of North-West University, South Africa.

• Series Editor’s Preface, Colin Brock (University of Durham, UK) Notes on the ContributorsIntroduction: Education in East and Central Africa: A Regional Overview, Charl Wolhuter (North-West University, South Africa) 1. Angola: An Overview, Pedro Nsiangengo (National Education Research Insitute, Angola), André Jacinto Diasala (National Institute for Educational Development of Luanda, Angola) and Charl Wolhuter (North-West University, South Africa)2. Burundi: Trends and Challenges, Hermenegilde Rwantabagu (University of Burundi, Burundi)3. The Central African Republic: The Vicious Circle of Economic Underdevelopment and Dysfunctional Education, Mossoa Lambert (University of Bangui, Central African Republic) and Charl Wolhuter (North-West University, South Africa)4. Republic of Congo: Education and Lavour Market, Christophe Jalil Nordman (French Insisute of Research for Development, France) and Mathias Kuepie (Centre d’Etudes de Populations, de Pauvreté et Politiques Socio-Economiques, Luxembourg)5. The Democratic Republic of the Congo: An Overview, Rachel Nsimire Bigawa (École Normale Supérieure, Burundi)6. Djibouti: Formal and Informal Education, Rachel Solomon Tsehaye (Institute of Research of Sociology and Economy of Education, France)7. Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tomé and Principé: Context, Analysis and Comparison, Pierre Marie Njiale (University of Yaoundé, Cameroon)8. Eritrea: Educational Development Pre- and Post-Independence, Ravinder Rena (University of Western Cape, South Africa)9. Ethiopia: An Overview, Jana Zehle (University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)10. The Republic of Gabon: An Overview, Jacques Ginestié(Aiz-Marseille University, France) and Jean Sylvian Bekale Nze (Teacher Training College for Technical and Professional Education, Senegal)11. Kenya: An Overview, B.O. Nyatuka (Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya)12. Rwanda: An Overview, Wenceslas Nzabalirwa (Kigali Institute of Education, Rwanda)13. Somalia: Succeeding in a Failed State, Michael Brophy (formerly of the Africa Educational Trust, UK)14. South Sudan: An Overview, Petrus J. du Toit (University of Stellenbosch, South Africa)15. Tanzania: Revisiting Eastern and Central African Education Systems, William A. L. Anangisye (University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) and Daniel Fussy (Mkwawa University College of Education, Tanzania)16. Uganda: An Overview, Stephen Ndawula (Kyambogo University, Uganda) and David Henry Ngobi (Kyambogo University, Uganda)17. Zambia: An Overview of Formal Education, Gift Masaiti (University of Zambia, Zambia) and Joseph Chita (University of Zambia, Zambia)Index

Given that too high a percentage of scholarly work on sub-Saharan Africa is produced by non-Africans, the editors of [this book] should be lauded because nearly all the authors are African ... [The book] provide[s] a useful raid on what was largely unarticulated and so help[s] to fill a gap in the scholarly literature.