Owners of Learning : The Nyae Nyae Village Schools Over Twenty-Five Years

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This book describes the Nyae Nyae Village Schools, an innovative and unique mother-tongue education initiative set in north-eastern Namibia. Inspired by the optimism of Independence, the project was designed in close consultation with the Ju|íhoansi community in the early 1990s. Drawing upon their traditional knowledge transmission strategies, and initiated in a supportive political environment, the project exemplified ëbest practice.í During the following two decades, the Village Schools have transitioned from a donor-supported ëprojectí to government schools, and have received much attention and support from donors, civil society organisations, researchers, and others.†However, the students still do not seem to succeed in the mainstream schools. Why is this? Based on long-term field-work in the region, including interviews with Nyae Nyae residents over several years and work with involved organisations, the book addresses this question. Contextualising the Village Schools within post-Independence Namibia, southern African history and the global indigenous rights movement, it examines the enormous paradoxes that schooling presents for the Nyae Nyae community. ëOwners of Learningí is the English translation of the Ju|íhoansi word for ëteacherí and it serves to highlight a fundamental question ñ to whom does education belong?

ISBN: 9783905758603

Language: English

Pagnum: 282

Year: 2016

Country: General

Author: Hays, Jennifer, Author

Publisher: Basler Afrika Bibliographien

Binding: Paperback

Additional comments: This book describes the Nyae Nyae Village Schools, an innovative and unique mother-tongue education initiative set in north-eastern Namibia. Inspired by the optimism of Independence, the project was d

Subject 1: Education (general)