EDUB: LU2
Week 21 - 25 August
Julius Nyerere
• 13 April 1922 - 14 October 1999
• Tanzanian
• Anti colonial activist
• Politician
• Political theorist
Colonialism - practice of full partial political control over another country;
economic exploitation takes place for the benefit of the colonisers and at the
disadvantage of the people of the country
Colonial education:
• deprives local people of contributing to education
• Indigenous knowledge is regarded inferior
• Foreign and of strong western orientation
• Aimed at western needs
Aim of education:
• preparation for life and service in the community/society
Critique of colonial (formal) education:
• very small portion benefits
• Divorced from society
• Emphasis on examination and paper qualification
• Productive work excluded; focus on theory
Key ideas:
• relevant for the immediate environment
• Relevant skills contribute towards the common good
• Co-operation where learners and teachers work together
• Community involvement
• Productive work; theory and practical
• Self-reliance (obtain skills and knowledge to function in and contribute toward
society and the immediate environment, working toward a common good)
Week 21 - 25 August
Julius Nyerere
• 13 April 1922 - 14 October 1999
• Tanzanian
• Anti colonial activist
• Politician
• Political theorist
Colonialism - practice of full partial political control over another country;
economic exploitation takes place for the benefit of the colonisers and at the
disadvantage of the people of the country
Colonial education:
• deprives local people of contributing to education
• Indigenous knowledge is regarded inferior
• Foreign and of strong western orientation
• Aimed at western needs
Aim of education:
• preparation for life and service in the community/society
Critique of colonial (formal) education:
• very small portion benefits
• Divorced from society
• Emphasis on examination and paper qualification
• Productive work excluded; focus on theory
Key ideas:
• relevant for the immediate environment
• Relevant skills contribute towards the common good
• Co-operation where learners and teachers work together
• Community involvement
• Productive work; theory and practical
• Self-reliance (obtain skills and knowledge to function in and contribute toward
society and the immediate environment, working toward a common good)
