This study is set in the context of Ghana's socio-economic realities, in an economy dominated by structural adjustment programming, fiscal restraint and Ghana's recent status as a Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC). Ghana's public universities have faced competition from offshore universities as well as from non-university centres of knowledge production and research. This new competition is taking place within the context of neo-liberal economic policies characterized by market-led reforms and private sector initiatives. This volume analyses the different strategies and measures that the universities have taken to expand enrollment, generate additional funding and review curricula and modes of operation in an attempt to respond to these challenges. Bib, 175pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

In working to build a sense of nationhood, Ghana has focused on many social engineering projects, the most far-reaching of which has been the state's effort to create a national culture through its schools. Coe identifies the state's limitations in teaching cultural knowledge and discusses how Ghanaians negotiate the tensions raised by the competing visions of modernity that nationalism and Christianity have created. She reveals how cultural curricula affect authority relations in local social organizations--between teachers and students, between Christians and national elite, and between children and elders--and raises several questions about educational processes, state-society relations, the production of knowledge, and the making of Ghana's citizenry. Index, bib, gloss, notes, maps, 241pp, USA. CHICAGO UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Drawing from her experiences working with prospective teachers in Ghana, Laura Dull explores the complexities and contradictions of education in a country both sceptical of US and World Bank policies and fearful of rejecting them. Her analysis provides a powerful case study of teacher preparation and nation building in the broader context of post-colonial development and globalization in Africa. 118pp, USA. LEXINGTON BOOKS.

A study analysing the state of education in contemporary Ghana, looking at the political and pedagogical impact of education policy reforms and structural adjustment programmes. Issues discussed include language policy, the role of indigenous knowledge in education, the links between the local community and schools, and globalisation. Index, app, refs, vii, 326pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS, 1592210031

Argues that the sustainability of such programmes depends on the training and commitment of local leaders, as well as on methodologies employed; and that community education has the potential to improve the lives of both communities and individuals. 110pp, GHANA. GHANA UNIVERSITY PRESS.