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This 6 page paper discusses the role of education in the development of Africa. Brief statements are made regarding the education system under colonial rule and the models the system follows today. To demonstrate the importance of incorporating African folklore into the education of children, the film Keita (The Heritage of the Griot) is discussed. The theme demonstrates that there must be an integration of the old with the new for cultural integration. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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disjointed and unequal. Under colonial rule, access to education was restricted and curricular offerings within education were restricted by race and position. White children were offered a comprehensive education while
black children were offered different degrees of education, depending on their status. For instance, the child of an African chief had greater access than did other black children (Lewis, 2002).
Apartheid left the country with a disjointed segregated education system. There were private schools that emerged, such as Islamic schools (Lewis, 2002). In contemporary Africa, western-style schooling is still predominant
but the Islamic schools have continued to flourish throughout the continent (Lewis, 2002). These are also called Madrassah and they teach lessons of the Koran (Lewis, 2002). The two educational
systems, Koranic and Western models, cooperate with each other in some countries but in other regions Islamic schools take the place of the Western schools (Lewis, 2002). The
notion that formal education is a foundation for development is founded on the experiences of Europe and also in parts of Asia and Latin America after the war where industrialization
led to development (Lewis, 2002). The industrialization model for development is based on the notion that there are certain skills, values, knowledge and attitudes from the Western world that are
needed as the first step towards development (Lewis, 2002). Unfortunately, Western models of education and schooling too often tend to promote the achievement of the individual rather than promoting the
structural changes the nation needs to bring about development (Lewis, 2002). Nonetheless, officials and citizens in Africa believe that education will lead to a better life for the individual and
for the country (Lewis, 2002). African governments also viewed education as a way to bring unity to the country, for example, education would lead to the governments ability to replace
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