Education for pastoralists
Moving in the right direction? New approaches to nomadic education in Ghana
Moving in the right direction? New approaches to nomadic education in Ghana
Authors:
Obed Mfum-Mensah
Publisher:
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003
Formal education rarely reaches pastoral communities. Schools usually promote the values and practices of dominant cultures and do not prioritise the needs of marginalised populations. In African states with significant numbers of pastoral and other nomadic groups, there are calls for education to cater for this sector – on political, environmental, economic and health-related grounds. There is considerable pressure for pastoral education to be institutionalised but could there be a non-formal and community- based alternative?
