Overview
- Fills a gap in the dearth of African-centred biographies and their role in shaping Africa’s social, political and economic spheres in both colonial and post-colonial period
- Examines the significance of the less examined educators in Africa whose contributions to the growth of African education are immense and yet understudied and undocumented
- Provides an in-depth examination of the contributions of Joseph Kamiru Gikubu
Part of the book series: Historical Studies in Education (HSE)
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“This book is a tour de force that opens up a new terrain of scholarly research on African educational biographies. It is an excellent, educative, and inspiring book on the power of the individual and youth education in effecting societal change. It is a must read for all those who are looking to transformative educators to shape society.” (Maurice Amutabi, Professor of African History and Vice-Chancellor, Lukenya University, Kenya)
“It is an insightfulethnography on African education. Gikubu’s work on Starehe Boys Centre and School illuminates the reader on the history of an educational institution intended initially for cultural indoctrination of African male youth into colonial ideology during the war of resistance against British colonialism in Kenya. Through a re-examination of the colonial archives and their (re)presentation of African male youth as ‘deviant criminals,’ the book reveals the unforeseen possibilities for resistance and solidarity among the afflicted.” (Ousseina D. Alidou, Professor and Director, African Studies Program, Rutgers University, USA)
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Book Title: Kenyan Youth Education in Colonial and Post-Colonial Times
Book Subtitle: Joseph Kamiru Gikubu's Impact
Authors: Peter Otiato Ojiambo
Series Title: Historical Studies in Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59990-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86753-3Published: 12 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-59990-8Published: 03 August 2017
Series ISSN: 2945-7173
Series E-ISSN: 2945-7181
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 190
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: International and Comparative Education, Early Childhood Education, Imperialism and Colonialism