"School for Life" in Ghana: Promoting Literate Opportunities for Rural Youth

Autor/inn/en	Sherris, Arieh; Sulemana, Osama Saaka; Alhassan, Andani; Abudu, Grace; Karim, Abdul-Rahaman
Titel	"School for Life" in Ghana: Promoting Literate Opportunities for Rural Youth
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 35 (2014) 7, S.692-708 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
DOI	10.1080/01434632.2014.908891
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Cultural Context; Sociocultural Patterns; Socioeconomic Influences; Rural Areas; Access to Education; Literacy Education; Self Concept; Paraprofessional Personnel; Stakeholders; Values; Language Maintenance; Native Language Instruction; Multilingualism; African Languages; Qualitative Research; Interviews; Student Attitudes; Community Leaders; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Selbstkonzept; Laienhelfer; Wertbegriff; Sprachpflege; Native language education; Muttersprachlicher Unterricht; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Africa; Language; Languages; Afrika; Sprachen; Afrikanische Sprache; Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerverhalten; Community leadership; Gemeindeleitung
Abstract	Sociocultural and socio-economic conditions (e.g. subsistence family farming needs) as well as the absence of nearby public schools result in Ghanaian youth, primarily from rural areas, not receiving formal schooling. Because of this, children may never learn to read and write. One solution is a complementary education programme (CEP) that provides basic literacy skills at the end of each workday. "School for Life," a Ghanaian CEP, promises basic literacy, increases the confidence of children to enrol in school as late starters and potentially impacts the cultural and linguistic identity of Ghanaians by developing literacy in local languages as well as contributing to the maintenance of linguistic diversity. The purpose of this study is to identify the value of a CEP for key stakeholders including "School for Life" learners, para-educators, leaders, CEP administrators and collaborators and to demonstrate how shared local values reflect and constitute the programme's identity in two villages. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10