Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ545382
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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Developing Democratic Citizens for Emerging Democracies in Africa.
Ukpokodu, Nelly
Social Education, v61 n2 p93-96 Feb 1997
Places the current problems concerning citizenship education in Africa in the context of African countries' emergence from colonial rule to democratic government. Maintains that social studies education in Africa must become transformative and interdisciplinary to overcome ethnocentric isolation. Advocates upgrading teacher education and educational facilities. (MJP)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Citizenship Education, Civics, Colonialism, Curriculum Development, Democratic Values, Educational Facilities, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnocentrism, Foreign Countries, Non Western Civilization, Outcomes of Education, Role of Education, Social Change, Social Isolation, Social Studies
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Africa
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