Book

Kanuri schoolchildren; education and social mobilization in Nigeria

Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. • New York • Published In 1972 • Pages: xviii, 156

By: Peshkin, Alan.

Abstract

This is a study of the affect of western education on Kanuri schoolchildren in order to understand the role of education in Nigeria's social change. The research is based on a one-month intensive observation by twelve native research assistants--all normal school students--of two rural and two urban primary school children. The material is presented as a composite 'day-in-the-life' of each child. The study is rich in day-to-day interactions and conversations between schoolchildren, and between schoolchildren and their siblings, parents and teachers. Peshkin observes that parents are ambivalent about Western education, which provides a route for social mobility, but undermines traditional forms of authority. He also notes that the curriculum itself may not offer a clear map to Nigeria's future, but school nevertheless creates possible agents for social change by dislodging students from the traditional way of life.

HRAF PubDate

1998

Region

Africa

Sub Region

Western Africa

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Social Scientist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Ian Skoggard ; 1996

Field Date

April 1966

Coverage Date

1966

Coverage Place

Borno State, Nigeria

Notes

Alan Peshkin

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-156)

LCCN

70163190

LCSH

Kanuri (African people)