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Author Paige, John Rhodes

Title Preserving Order Amid Chaos
Published Berghahn Books, 2000

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Contents Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Maps; Introduction; Chapter One. A Socio-historical View ; Chapter Two. A View from the Past; Chapter Three. The Story: A National View; Chapter Four. The Story: A View from the Ground in Kabarole; Chapter Five. The Story: Viewing Initiatives and Internalities in Kabarole; Chapter Six. Discussion: The View of an Outsider ; Chapter Seven. Discussion: A View Towards the Future; Appendix I; Appendix II; Glossary ; References; Index
Summary To say that education in Africa is under stress is all to obvious. News reports from that continent seem to describe only war and violence, poverty and malnutrition, corruption and mismanagement, or natural disasters that destroy or threaten already frail infrastructures - most news from Africa is bad news. When an education system survives in a country like Uganda, long subjected to the whims of despotic leadership, it warrants an investigation. This book tells the story of four senior secondary schools during a time of war and intractable social conflict, examining a complex topic through
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Subject Education, Secondary -- Uganda -- Kabarole District -- History -- 20th century
Education and state -- Uganda -- Case studies
EDUCATION -- Secondary.
EDUCATION -- General.
Education and state
Education, Secondary
Uganda
Uganda -- Kabarole District
Genre/Form Case studies
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1782388818
9781782388814