Description
Book SynopsisWith a key UN Sustainable Development Goal for 2030 being to make basic education available to all the worldâs children, Learning Spaces in Africa explores the architectural, socio-political and economic policy factors that have contributed to school design, the main spaces for education and learning in Africa. It traces the development of school building design, focusing on Western and Southern Africa, from its emergence in the 19th century to the present day. Udukuâs analysis draws attention to the past historic links of schools to development processes, from their early 19th century missionary origins to their re-emergence as development hubs in the 21st century. Learning Spaces in Africa uses this research as a basis to suggest fundamental changes to basic education, which respond to new technological advances, and constituencies in learning. Illustrated case studies describe the use of tablets in refugee community schools, hole-in-the wall learning and shared
Table of Contents
Foreword 1. School Design and Planning in Africa: An Introduction 2. School Design in Africa: The History 3. Historical School Design case Studies 4. African Schools in the 21st Century 5. Contemporary School Design Case Studies 6. Conclusions: Education Futures for Africa Afterword
