TY - JOUR
AU - Palt, Beatrix
AB - This is the first appearance of a new section in the International Review of Education, intended to give readers the opportunity to comment on articles and to exchange observations, views and opinions on educational matters. We welcome further contributions to Forum. Beyond apprenticeship and schooling: issues for the future of education and training in Africa Kempner et al. (IRE Vol. 39 No. 5, 1993) present a valuable review of research documenting the failure of attempts to introduce the western (largely German) system of apprenticeship in Africa. They contrast the failure of the western approach with the continuing popularity of the traditional African approach in terms of their individualist and collectivist ideologies. Whereas the western apprentice obtains a diploma which provides a basis for his (and occasion- ally her) entry into employment, African apprenticeship is associated with young men becoming adult members of their community. The authors recognize that, despite its popularity, the traditional African model is inadequate, not least in terms of the cognitive learning it offers. They go no to propose a number of ways in which African governments could, by focusing on the training and payment of "masters", overcome some of the weaknesses of the traditional African 
TI - Forum
JF - International Review of Education
DO - 10.1007/BF01099296
DA - 2005-01-20
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/forum-dXsdKIOBFB
SP - 137
EP - 140
VL - 41
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -