TY - JOUR
AU1 - Brock-Utne, Birgit
AB - International Review of Education (2021) 67:249–251 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11159-021-09888-9 BOOK RE VIE W Education marginalization in sub‑Saharan Africa: Policies, politics, and marginality Obed Mfum‑Mensah. Lexington Books, Lanham, etc., 2018, 217pp. ISBN 978‑1‑4985‑7404‑4 (hbk), ISBN 978‑1‑4985‑7405‑1 (eBook) Birgit Brock‑Utne Published online: 12 March 2021 © UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning and Springer Nature B.V. 2021 Professor Obed Mfum-Mensah, the author of Education marginalization in sub- Saharan Africa, is originally from Ghana, studied in Canada and now works in the United States. In this book, he provides an analysis of the ways in which the intro- duction of Western forms of education in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) created sys- temic inequalities and inequities. He examines the ways in which the history and realities of practices of slavery, a Christian proselytising agenda, colonialism and subjugation have impacted groups and communities in SSA. He shows how Western forms of schooling were instrumental in dismantling, dislocating and reconfiguring the social structures of colonised societies. The book is divided into two parts. Part I is entitled “Theorizations on Marginality and Education” and consists of three chapters. The introductory chapter discusses “marginality” as a conceptual framework. Chapter 2 provides an outline of the var- ied ways in which European Christian missions and colonial 
TI - Education marginalization in sub-Saharan Africa: Policies, politics, and marginality
JF - International Review of Education
DO - 10.1007/s11159-021-09888-9
DA - 2021-03-12
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SP - 249
EP - 251
VL - 67
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