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ECAS 2017: "Transnational migration and its implications for education
in contemporary Africa"
European Conference on African Studies, Basel, 29 June - 01 July 2017
Dear colleagues,
I would like to draw your attention to ECAS panel C12 "Transnational
migration and its implications for education in contemporary Africa".
Looking forward to meeting you in Basel!
Cheers,
Hannah
*Short Abstract*
This panel will analyse the multiple influences of transnational
migration on education in Africa. We invite papers which address
migration as an aspiration or experience which shapes education
trajectories, and migrants as decision-makers and funders of education.
*Long Abstract*
This panel will analyse the multiple influences of transnational
migration on education in Africa. Papers are invited to speak to (and
challenge) the conference focus on urban and rural relationships, by
considering the ways that dynamics in both settings can only be
understood with reference to complex transnational influences.
Participants are invited to address the panel theme in 4 ways: a)
transnational migration as an aspiration which shapes education
preference and trajectories; b) impact of transnational family life and
child-rearing practices on children's educational experiences; c)
influence of migrants and growing diaspora communities on educational
strategies (for instance, how migrants shape the trajectories of family
members back home, whether through advice or sending remittances); and
d) transnational migrants as funders of or investors of education.
Questions to ask include: how does a transnational perspective enhance
our understanding of education in Africa? In what ways do these insights
suggest inadequacies in current methodological or theoretical approaches
to education on the continent? What are the implications for policy?
Through this focus, the panel aims to enlarge current debates on the
'internationalization' of education, which tends to focus on secular and
formal schooling rather than alternative education types, flows of
affluent students moving from low to high income countries, and the
educational experiences of the 'diaspora' in host countries. Papers may
address any type of education (secular, religious, non-formal, etc.) to
reflect the diverse and adaptive nature of education in contemporary
Africa. They must draw on original empirical data.
*Propose a paper*
http://www.nomadit.co.uk/ecas/ecas2017/panels.php5?PanelID=4819
*Deadline*
19 January 2017
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