Manchester University Press
8 French coopération in the field of education (1960–1980)
Abstract
In order to support the efforts of the governments of the newly-independent states, France made cooperation in the field of education. This chapter examines the goals and principal areas of activity of French educational aid. The financial aid and subsidies given by France were granted through the Aid Fund for Coopération. These investments increased rapidly in subsequent years as, by 1967, investment in education by the Fonds d'Aide a la Cooperation (FAC) exceeded 44 million francs. Another important aspect of coopération was the training of African teachers. In 1961, 259 African teachers were being trained in teacher training and other colleges and in regional educational centres, but also in special schools for maladjusted children, and in school planning and administration. The beginning of the 1980s, coopération has been subject to increasingly strong criticism, as the deficiencies of the education systems in francophone countries in comparison with the Anglophone countries.
Abstract
In order to support the efforts of the governments of the newly-independent states, France made cooperation in the field of education. This chapter examines the goals and principal areas of activity of French educational aid. The financial aid and subsidies given by France were granted through the Aid Fund for Coopération. These investments increased rapidly in subsequent years as, by 1967, investment in education by the Fonds d'Aide a la Cooperation (FAC) exceeded 44 million francs. Another important aspect of coopération was the training of African teachers. In 1961, 259 African teachers were being trained in teacher training and other colleges and in regional educational centres, but also in special schools for maladjusted children, and in school planning and administration. The beginning of the 1980s, coopération has been subject to increasingly strong criticism, as the deficiencies of the education systems in francophone countries in comparison with the Anglophone countries.
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Dedication v
- Contents vii
- List of illustrations ix
- Abbreviations xi
- Notes on contributors xv
- Acknowledgements xix
- Introduction 1
- 1 Gaston Defferre’s Loi-Cadre and its application, 1956/57 15
- 2 A vocation for independence 30
- 3 French officials and the insecurities of change in sub-Saharan Africa 44
- 4 'Saving French West Africa’ 61
- 5 The French Army and Malian independence (1956–1961) 75
- 6 Transfer of military power in Mauritania 90
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Part III Continuities and connections
- 7 Franco-African security relations at fifty 107
- 8 French coopération in the field of education (1960–1980) 120
- 9 Jacques Foccart 135
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Part IV Anglo-French relations
- 10 Whitehall, the French Community and the Year of Africa 155
- 11 A transnational decolonisation 171
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Part V Nationalist trajectories, border issues and conflicted memories
- 12 The changing boundaries of resistance 189
- 13 A fragmented and forgotten decolonisation 204
- 14 Through the prism of the cinquantenaire 219
- 15 Chad’s political violence at 50 233
- Bibliography 249
- Index 275
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Dedication v
- Contents vii
- List of illustrations ix
- Abbreviations xi
- Notes on contributors xv
- Acknowledgements xix
- Introduction 1
- 1 Gaston Defferre’s Loi-Cadre and its application, 1956/57 15
- 2 A vocation for independence 30
- 3 French officials and the insecurities of change in sub-Saharan Africa 44
- 4 'Saving French West Africa’ 61
- 5 The French Army and Malian independence (1956–1961) 75
- 6 Transfer of military power in Mauritania 90
-
Part III Continuities and connections
- 7 Franco-African security relations at fifty 107
- 8 French coopération in the field of education (1960–1980) 120
- 9 Jacques Foccart 135
-
Part IV Anglo-French relations
- 10 Whitehall, the French Community and the Year of Africa 155
- 11 A transnational decolonisation 171
-
Part V Nationalist trajectories, border issues and conflicted memories
- 12 The changing boundaries of resistance 189
- 13 A fragmented and forgotten decolonisation 204
- 14 Through the prism of the cinquantenaire 219
- 15 Chad’s political violence at 50 233
- Bibliography 249
- Index 275
