Cultural congruence and unbalanced power between home and school in rural Ghana and the impact on school children* |
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Authors: | Amy L Masko Lawrence Bosiwah |
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Institution: | 1. Department of English, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, USA;2. Department of Ghanaian Languages and Linguistics, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana |
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Abstract: | This ethnographic inquiry examines the cultural congruence between home and school in rural Ghana, exploring the cultural norms of child-rearing practices within families and the institution of schooling. The data illustrate both the agreement between home and school in regard to discipline practices and instruction in morality, while simultaneously highlighting a power differential between home and school. The authors highlight the power dynamics between home and school, and discuss the burden children bear in managing the home–school relationship in rural Ghana. |
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Keywords: | Education home–school relationship schooling power and schooling West Africa global education Ghana |
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