Contextualizing Students’ Unrest in Public Schools: A Critique of the State of Affairs in Learning Institutions in Africa By Rev. Dr. Elias Otieno Agola
Education remains one of the most significant pillars for social transformation, economic growth, nation-building and sustainable development in Africa. Schools are expected to provide safe spaces for intellectual development, character formation, leadership nurturing and social integration. However, across the African continent, learning institutions are increasingly experiencing episodes of unrest, strikes, violence, destruction of property, indiscipline, arson attacks and confrontations between students and school administrations.
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