Neo-Anticolonialism

Politics and Higher Education in East Africa (From the 1920s to 1970)

“…In short, the foundation of such universities as Ibadan was part of a British strategy for gradual and controlled decolonization." 42 Johnson argues that the creation of African universities and other institutions of higher learning offered a new role to the expatriate expert -that of teaching and training the new generation of African graduates. 43 10…”

“…It simplified them by setting its main objective as follows: "to formulate, as we were enjoined to do, principles applicable generally to the colonies; not to elaborate in detail higher educational programmes for particular colonies." 42 This objective made the Commission's job a bit manageable but once it started collecting evidence it realised that some areas were larger than others therefore elaboration became inevitable.…”

“…Karanja argued that students from Kenya, Tanganyika and Zanzibar who went to Uganda to further their education perceived themselves as a unit and did not consider themselves to be foreign students studying in a foreign country; that they considered Makerere as their University and Uganda as their home. 42 East Africans did not only conceive the University's goal as being that of developing higher education in their region. They had a stern belief that as a federal institution the University also had an additional function -that of nurturing regional integration on a wide scale.…”

“…Ugandan colonial officials therefore felt less threatened than their compatriots elsewhere." 42 It is clear from the above discussion that the recommendations of the Currie Report were politically motivated. Secondly, the divergent views held by different British officials about the recommendations of the Currie Report were also inspired by political factors.…”

“…67 Wilson, Education and Changing West African Culture,[41][42] Porter, "African Universities in Transition": 24. 69 According to Francis Agbodeka, Achimota College was in many respects the best in Africa.…”