COMMUNITY ASSUMES THE ROLE OF STATE IN EDUCATION IN STATELESS SOMALIA

From: International Education | Date: April 1, 2008| Author: Abdinoor, Abdullahi | Copyright information

INTRODUCTION

Formal education is closely associated with the modern state as one of its primary responsibilities. This is because education is seen by virtually all societies as a key modernizing factor and shaper of national identity. It is also seen as a builder of human capital for economic growth, as well as social capital for social cohesion (Gradstein, Justman, & Meier, 2005; Waters & Leblanc, 2005). Indeed, many states did discharge their duties, at least to some extent,...

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