Colonial education in Africa

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Colonial_education_in_Africa
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:curriculumIncludes European history
religious instruction
numeracy
manual labor
basic literacy
gptkbp:effect spread of Christianity
social stratification
creation of African elite
rise of nationalist movements
undermining of traditional education
gptkbp:endDate African independence
gptkbp:excludes indigenous knowledge systems
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colonial education in Africa
gptkbp:languageOfInstruction gptkb:French
gptkb:German
English
Portuguese
gptkbp:launched European colonial powers
gptkbp:limitedAccessFor gptkb:Africans
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Fourah_Bay_College
gptkb:Makerere_University
gptkb:Achimota_School
gptkbp:period late 19th century to mid-20th century
gptkbp:promotion gptkb:missionary
gptkbp:purpose promote European culture
spread European languages
train clerks and intermediaries
gptkbp:region gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:École_normale_supérieure_William_Ponty
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6