Kenya After 50

Reconfiguring Education, Gender, and Policy
2016. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-349-56458-3
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 265 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 322 g

Reihe: African Histories and Modernities

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mwanzia Koster, Mickie

Kithinji, Michael Mwenda

Rotich, Jerono P

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Politische Ethnologie, Recht, Organisation, Identität
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Sozialethnologie: Familie, Gender, Soziale Gruppen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction – Mickie Mwanzia Koster, Michael Kithinji, and Jerono RotichSection One – Reconsidering Education, Technology, and Road Safety Policy Chapter 1 - Education System and University Curriculum in Kenya: Contentions, Dysfunctionality and Reforms since Independence-Michael Mwenda KithinjiChapter 2 - Geoffrey William Griffin’s Work at the National Youth Service and its Contributions to Kenya’s National Development- Peter Otiato OjiamboChapter 3 - Teach Our Children in Their Mother Tongue- Margaret W. NjeruChapter 4 - Reassessing Jomo Kenyatta’s Crackdown on Theatre for Education and Development - Samson Kaunga Ndanyi Chapter 5 - The Role of M-Pesa in Kenya’s Economic and Political Development - Frank JacobsChapter 6 - Combating Road Traffic Accidents in Kenya: A Challenge for an Emerging Economy - Charles G. ManyaraSection Two – Contextualizing Sports and Gender Chapter 7 - Kenya at 50: Contextualization of Post-Independence Sporting Success - W. W. S. NjororaiChapter 8 - Can Kenyan Women Really Perform? Women on the Sports Field and in the Boardroom - Besi Brillian MuhonjaChapter 9 - Gender, Archiving, and Recognition: Naming and Erasing in Nairobi’s Cityscape- Besi Brillian MuhonjaChapter 10 - Kenyan Women: Milestones and Challenges- Jerono P. Rotich and Kipchumba ByronChapter 11 - Feminism Unfinished: Towards Gender Justice and Women’s Rights In Kenya- Brenda Nyandiko Sanya and Anne Namatsi Lutomia

Über Autor(innen)

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.