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Sahelian Languages, Indigenous Knowledge and Self-Management

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dc.contributor.authorEaston, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T13:13:02Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T13:13:02Z
dc.date.issued1999-10
dc.description.abstractWhile many of the languages in Africa may be related, and inter-comprehensible, it is also a multilingual continent, where a relatively high proportion of the population speaks, or understands more than one language. However, the distribution of languages is not uniform. The reasons are both topographical, and political: dense forests, numerous, rivers, thus hampering both transport, and communications. The note identifies the work of a local nongovernmental organization, established by community members to prod literacy instruction centers in West Africa. Primary education completion exams - which must be taken in French, and govern admission to secondary schooling, reveal that children who started education in their mother tongue, performed on average, significantly better than graduates of standard primary schools. The note further examines case studies in different countries, revealing this change is most pronounced in Francophone countries, where little recognition was given to African languages, exemplifying the literacy gains of multilingualism, as well as an increased articulation of indigenous knowledge. Multilingualism for one, provides a sense of local ownership, enhancing cultural and political assets, and, this "indigenous" effort at knowledge construction, will seemingly survive, because it is owned by local actors, founded on local economic, and social necessity.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/10/1671249/sahelian-languages-indigenous-knowledge-self-management
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/10825
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/10825
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIndigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 13
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACTION RESEARCH
dc.subjectADDITION
dc.subjectADULT EDUCATION
dc.subjectADULT LITERACY
dc.subjectAFRICAN LANGUAGES
dc.subjectCULTURES
dc.subjectCURRICULUM
dc.subjectDIALECTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectFORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectINSTRUCTION
dc.subjectLANGUAGES
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLITERACY CAMPAIGNS
dc.subjectLITERACY CENTERS
dc.subjectLITERACY CLASSES
dc.subjectLITERACY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectLOCAL CULTURE
dc.subjectMANUALS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMOTHER TONGUE
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectNON-FORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectNUMERACY
dc.subjectPARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL DROPOUTS
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPUPILS
dc.subjectREADING
dc.subjectSECOND LANGUAGE
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectTRADITIONS
dc.subjectWALKING
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE SAHEL
dc.subjectLANGUAGE DIVERSITY
dc.subjectLANGUAGE INSTRUCTION
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectSELF-MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectMULTILINGUALISM
dc.subjectTOPOGRAPHY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ASPECTS
dc.subjectETHNICITY
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectTAX COMPLIANCE
dc.subjectTRADE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLITERACY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY AND SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectADULT LITERACY
dc.subjectWRITING INSTRUCTION
dc.subjectLOCAL CULTURE
dc.subjectLEARNING MATERIALS
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS
dc.titleSahelian Languages, Indigenous Knowledge and Self-Managementen
dc.title.alternativeLangues saheliennes, savoirs locaux et autogestionen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2002-01-25
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T10:17:48.290613Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/10/1671249/sahelian-languages-indigenous-knowledge-self-management
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid339711468338491160
okr.guid311931468239681193
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b085351ce7_2_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum1671249
okr.identifier.report23426
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2002/01/25/000094946_0201170402419/Rendered/PDF/multi0page.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryBurkina Faso
okr.sectorLiteracy/Non-Formal Education
okr.sectorEducation
okr.topicCultural Heritage and Preservation
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicCurriculum and Instruction
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicCulture and Development::Cultural Policy
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitAFT: Knowledge & Learning (AFTKL)
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