Local Languages as a Human Right in Education

Comparative Cases from Africa
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-94-6209-946-3
Verlag: Brill Academic Publishers

Buch, Englisch, Band 36, 154 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 405 g

Reihe: Comparative and International Education: Diversity of Voices

“There seems to be general agreement that children learn better when they understand what the teacher is saying. In Africa this is not the case. Instruction is given in a foreign language, a language neither pupils nor the teachers understand well. This is the greatest educational problem there is in Africa. This is the problem this book discusses and it is therefore an important book. The recent focus on quality education becomes meaningless when teaching is given in a language pupils do not understand. Babaci-Wilhite concludes that any local curriculum that ignores local languages and contexts risks a loss of learning quality and represent a violation of children’s rights in education. The book is highly recommended.” —Birgit Brock-Utne, Professor of Education and Development, University of Oslo, Norway

Autoren/Hrsg.

Babaci-Wilhite, Zehlia

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Schulleitung, Schulentwicklung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Literatur, Deutsch, Fremdsprachen (Unterricht & Didaktik)