SCHOOLING AND EDUCATION IN AFRICA: THE CASE OF GHANA

“In this extensively researched and thoughtful study, Dei raises fundamental questions about the state of education in contemporary Ghana that has relevance for many other countries in Africa and the global South. He interrogates not only the political and pedagogical impact of the educational policy reforms inspired by structural adjustment programs and globalization more generally, but also their philosophical, cultural, and even spiritual implications for the educational institutions themselves and their communities in their perennial struggle to redefine and develop themselves in more meaningful and productive ways. Using an anti-colonial discursive framework, the book vividly and convincingly chronicles both the challenges and constraints facing Ghana’s educational system as well as the signs of renewal and revitalization. This is a story worth telling and it is told well indeed.”