The Limited Impacts of Formal Education on Democratic Citizenship in Africa
Mattes, Robert ; Mughogho, DangaliraAbstract:
As part of a larger research project on the various linkages between higher education and democracy in Africa, we extend these studies in this paper in three important ways. First, we attempt to unpack the various elements of cognitive awareness and isolate and trace the direct and indirect effects of formal education. Second, we examine the effects of formal education across a much broader range of dimensions of democratic citizenship than others have studied. Finally, we attempt to isolate and assess the specific impact of higher education within this process.
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| Document Title: | The Limited Impacts of Formal Education on Democratic Citizenship in Africa |
| Project Title: | HIGHER EDUCATION AND DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA |
| City and Country: | Cape Town |
| Date: | 2010 |
| Document Type: | Research Report (Not Peer Reviewed) |
| Subject Area: | Contributory Studies and Research Approaches |
| Country: | International |
| Keywords: | African Renaissance, Legislation, Cognitive Development, Democratic Values, Evaluation |
| File Size: | 827 KB |
| Rights: | copyrights: Centre for Higher Education Transformation (CHET) |
| Additional information: | Published by the Centre for Higher Education Transformation (CHET |
| Date Added: | 22 March 2011 |