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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Guiding Principles for Nigeria's Cultural Rebirth
Author: National Rebirth
Author: Negotiating Identities in Contemporary Africa
Author: Toyin FalolaPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1666944491
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
This edited volume provides an interdisciplinary and balanced discussion on the changing dynamics of identities in Africa, with a focus on gender, ethno-cultural, and religious identity.
The Rebirth of Education
Author: Lant PritchettPublisher: CGD Books
ISBN: 1933286776
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Despite great progress around the world in getting more kids into schools, too many leave without even the most basic skills. In India’s rural Andhra Pradesh, for instance, only about one in twenty children in fifth grade can perform basic arithmetic. The problem is that schooling is not the same as learning. In The Rebirth of Education, Lant Pritchett uses two metaphors from nature to explain why. The first draws on Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom’s book about the difference between centralized and decentralized organizations, The Starfish and the Spider. Schools systems tend be centralized and suffer from the limitations inherent in top-down designs. The second metaphor is the concept of isomorphic mimicry. Pritchett argues that many developing countries superficially imitate systems that were successful in other nations— much as a nonpoisonous snake mimics the look of a poisonous one. Pritchett argues that the solution is to allow functional systems to evolve locally out of an environment pressured for success. Such an ecosystem needs to be open to variety and experimentation, locally operated, and flexibly financed. The only main cost is ceding control; the reward would be the rebirth of education suited for today’s world.
Road Map to Nigeria's Rebirth
Author: Albert Adukwu AmanaPublisher:
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Category : Nigeria
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Middle Classes
Author: Simon GunnPublisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 1780220731
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The first general history of the English middle classes, based on BBC TV programme of which Will Self said "No simple overview can do justice to this programme - an exemplary series and mandatory viewing'. Afternoon tea, the Women's Institute, Mrs Beeton, department stores, suburbia, seaside holidays and cycling clubs - all preserves of the great middle class. But where did the middle classes come from? And what makes a person middle class today? Although the term 'middle class' is part of our everyday language, the middle class has not been a feature of the British social scene from time immemorial. Drawing on the memories and life stories of individuals and families, as well as the words of distinguished historians and social commentators, this fascinating portrait of a people traces the roots of middle-class values in Victorian England through to the great educational reforms of the twentieth century. Panoramic and personal, this book provides a compelling picture of this influential social group and looks at what their future might be.
The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present
Author: Aribidesi UsmanPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107064600
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 519
Book Description
A rich and accessible account of Yoruba history, society and culture from the pre-colonial period to the present.
African Cultural Values
Author: Kwame GyekyePublisher:
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Here to Serve
Author: Oseloka H. ObazePublisher: Ben Bosah Books
ISBN: 0989382141
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Oseloka H. Obaze served as the ninth Secretary to the Anambra State Government. His role was beyond fostering cohesion in policymaking, political, and administrative duties. His functions included representational assignments and by default, advocacy for good governance and the adoption of global best practices. He was also a widely sought-after speaker at public events. He valued very highly speeches that were documented and would eventually serve as reference and policy guides, and he preferred to write his own speeches. This collection of speeches, op–eds, and essays offer a diligent and unvarnished worldview on the imperatives of good governance and an unabashed advocacy for adopting global best practices. As a key player in government, the viewpoints he expressed were authoritative and offered clarity on Anambra State Government policies at the various times.
Cross-Cultural Analysis
Author: Michael MinkovPublisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1412992281
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 505
Book Description
The first comprehensive and statistically significant analysis of the predictive powers of each cross-cultural model, based on nation-level variables from a range of large-scale database sources such as the World Values Survey, the Pew Research Center, the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the UN Statistics Division, UNDP, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, TIMSS, OECD PISA. Tables with scores for all culture-level dimensions in all major cross-cultural analyses (involving 20 countries or more) that have been published so far in academic journals or books. The book will be an invaluable resource to masters and PhD students taking advanced courses in cross-cultural research and analysis in Management, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, and related programs. It will also be a must-have reference for academics studying cross-cultural dimensions and differences across the social and behavioral sciences.