The Prospects of Development Education in African Countries: Building a Critical Mass of Citizenry for Civic Engagement
This article argues that development education is often framed in an African context within notions of national citizenship designed to engender support for public institutions and policies rather than develop critical thinking skills. This limited concept and application of development education o...
Main Author: | Simon Eten |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centre for Global Education
2015-04-01
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Series: | Policy and Practice: A Development Education Review |
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Online Access: | https://www.developmenteducationreview.com/issue/issue-20/prospects-development-education-african-countries-building-critical-mass-citizenry |
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