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Kenyan Youth Education in Colonial and Post-Colonial Times

Part of the Historical Studies in Education Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-59990-8

ISBN: 978-3-319-59989-2

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Aug 5, 2017

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Chapter 1Early Life and Entry in Kenyan Youth Education

Ojiambo, Peter Otiato

Pages: 1 –22

[This chapter discusses the vital importance of biographies in educational research, the methods that were used to collect the data for the book, and the educational biographical format that it takes. Additionally, it examines Joseph Gikubu’s early life and schooling, and the circumstances that...
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Chapter 2The University of Hard Knocks: Manyani Detention Camp

Ojiambo, Peter Otiato

Pages: 23 –44

[The chapter underscores the early involvement of Joseph Gikubu in Kenyan youth education during his incarceration at Manyani Detention Camp. Despite the many challenges that he and other detainees experienced at Manyani and the colonial policies of handling youth vagrancy that were enacted...
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Chapter 3A Place of Hope: Wamumu Rehabilitation Camp (“Eton of Africa”)

Ojiambo, Peter Otiato

Pages: 45 –78

[This chapter discusses the colonial rehabilitation programs that were undertaken by the colonial government in order to reform the youth who were caught up in the Mau Mau War. It examines the role of Wamumu in this regard, and the political propaganda and controversies that surrounded its work....
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Chapter 4Called to Educate: Kariokor and Starehe Youth Clubs

Ojiambo, Peter Otiato

Pages: 79 –118

[This chapter describes in detail the general functions of youth clubs and the early roles they played in laying the foundation for Kenya’s primary and secondary education in the colonial period. This role is significant when we examine the work of Kariokor Youth Club, Starehe Youth Club, and...
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Chapter 5A Flower in the Mud: The Founding of Starehe Boys Centre and School and Its Growth

Ojiambo, Peter Otiato

Pages: 119 –167

[This chapter demonstrates that whatever else Joseph Gikubu may have accomplished during his involvement in Kenyan youth education, his cofounding and development of Starehe Boys Centre and School (SBC) will forever remain his lasting contribution. It illustrates that the founding of SBC in 1959...
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Chapter 6Conclusion: Thoughts on Youth Education and School Leadership

Ojiambo, Peter Otiato

Pages: 169 –182

[This chapter examines Joseph Gikubu’s thoughts and insights on youth education and school leadership. It demonstrates that his views were shaped by his experiences in Manyani, Wamumu, Othaya Approved School, and Starehe Boys Centre and School (SBC). Although originally not educated beyond junior...

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