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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Reconsidering Education, Technology, and Road Safety Policy
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Contextualizing Sports and Gender
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About this book
This book explores the key milestones in education, gender, and policy that Kenya has achieved since independence, the challenges of this experience, and the future prospects. This edited collection of chapters also aims to illuminate the lessons learned from the experiences of the postcolonial period as well as postulate on the way forward. Through this exploration of the Kenyan experience since independence, the authors present an optimistic view that despite the many obstacles and challenges, the country still has promising prospects as a nation.
Reviews
“ [These volumes] perhaps the most well documented evidence that Kenya Scholars and Studies Association (KESSA) has created a market place away from home where ideas regarding international research and development are exchanged.“ (Faith Maina, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Texas Tech University, USA and KESSA regional representative, Southwest USA)
“By drawing on the expertise of a wide multidisciplinary team of contributors, the two volumes present us with a deeply informative examination of the country’s history and memories, policies and politics, education, technology, and road safety policy, as well as contextualizing its sports and gender scene in the early twenty-first century.” (Kefa M. Otiso, President, Kenya Scholars and Studies Association, USA)
“This book critically examines Kenya's past achievements, present challenges, and future opportunities since a half a century of Independence. It is centered on the Kenya Golden Jubilee anniversary on December 12, 2013 as a moment to reflect on the nation's postcolonial experience and also to evaluate its future prospects. The authors show that although Kenya's postcolonial experience is a mixed bag of momentous feats but also several missteps that on occasion have severely strained the national fabric. Significantly, the country has distinguished itself as the hub for commerce and industry in East and Central Africa, and has mostly avoided destructive civil strife. Further, the new constitution promulgated in 2010 has been a source of confidence and optimism for a better future. Nevertheless, Kenya is confronted with many challenges the most significant being the inability to generate enough jobs for its youth, severe ethnic differences largely nurtured by the political class, and widespread corruption.”
(Toyin Falola, University of Texas Austin, USA)
About the authors
Mickie Mwanzia Koster is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Texas, USA. She is the recipient of the 2015 Junior Scholar Excellence Award in African Studies. She is the author of The Power of the Oath: Mau Mau Nationalism in Kenya, 1952-1960 and the co-editor of Hip Hop and Social Change in Africa: Ni Wakati.
Michael Mwenda Kithinji is an Assistant Professor of History and the interim director of the African and African-American Studies program at the University of Central Arkansas, USA. He is a recipient of the Ohio Academy of History (OAH) 2011 Outstanding Dissertation Award.
Jerono P. Rotich is a Professor at North Carolina A&T State University, USA. Her scholarship record includes, one co-edited book, several peer reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and proceedings. Her awards include; UNCG Board of Governors Teaching Excellence; NCAT Community Engagement scholarship and; National Phi Epsilon Kappa Society, Distinguished Advisor Award.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Kenya After 50
Book Subtitle: Reconfiguring Education, Gender, and Policy
Editors: Mickie Mwanzia Koster, Michael Mwenda Kithinji, Jerono P. Rotich
Series Title: African Histories and Modernities
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137574633
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-57462-6Published: 12 January 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-56458-3Published: 29 January 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-57463-3Published: 08 April 2016
Series ISSN: 2634-5773
Series E-ISSN: 2634-5781
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 265
Topics: African History, International and Comparative Education, African Culture, Educational Policy and Politics, Social History