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Article: Social studies for Somali nomads.
- Article from:
- The Social Studies
- Article date:
- January 1, 1993
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In American school studies, relevance of content and an underlying theme of citizenship are critical factors. This is also the case in Africa, including in Somalia. Social studies featured prominently in a special Nomad Education Program designed to meet the needs of the largely nomadic population and to address national development goals for creating a national identity and sense of citizenship in all Somalis. This program is the focus of this article.
Beginning in the 1960s, social studies was introduced in several African countries under the auspices of the African Social Studies Programma (ASSP) that was launched at a conference in Mombasa in 1969. By 1988, ...