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Peer reviewedRoy-Campbell, Zaline M. – International Review of Education, 2001
Focusing on Tanzania and the United States, this article examines the fallacy of a monolingual, English-only policy in education. It also examines the philosophy surrounding this debate and considers the detrimental effects upon students of attempting to impose a monolingual policy. Discusses the role of educational language in the quest for…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, English
Peer reviewedBrock-Utne, Birgit – International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue Internationale de l'Education, 1999
Discusses the indigenization of universities in Africa. Briefly looks at pre-colonial and colonial education before describing the situation after independence and, especially, the effects on higher education of a concentration of resources on basic education. Draws upon examples, taken mostly from Tanzania. Contains 36 references. (VWC)
Descriptors: Access to Education, African History, Black Education, College Role
