Global Education

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Global Education sociology

• Humanities methods

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House keeping

• What is coming up?
• Wednesday-11/29th
• 1. summary notes,
• 2. present multicultural paper findings (10
  points) discussions.
• 3. Small group activities in preparation for Quiz
  3(see positing on the web for 11/29th print)
• Today 11/27th
• Sociology Families
• Bring an article on a world problem
• Bring an article on families to share with class-
  
• Activity 1- Family quilt
• Global education
• Activity 2. Kenya- Pre-assessment
• Video- Kenya
• Activity 3.Post assessment
• Activity 4. Homework

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Kenya

• What do you know about Kenya?
• Do the pre-assessment activities

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Map of Kenya

• border countries
• Somalia
• Ethiopia
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Uganda

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Where is Kenya
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Kenya

• Where is Kenya?
• Location Latitude 4 North to 4 South and
  Longitude 34 East to 41 East
• Africa, East Africa
• Kenya covers an area of 582,646 square
  kilometers.
• The land stretches from the sea level (Indian
  Ocean) in the east, to 5,199 meters at the peak
  of the snow-capped Mount Kenya.
• From the coast, the altitude changes gradually
  through the coastal belt and plains (below 152
  meters above sea level), the dry intermediate low
  belt to what is known as the Kenya Highlands
  (over 900 meters above sea level).

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Kenya

• Settlement is confined to places where water can
  be found.
• Wildlife are masters of the greater part of the
  low belt. The famous Amboseli Game Reserve and
  Tsavo National Parks are situated here.

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Kenya

• The Great Rift Valley bisects the Kenya Highlands
  into east and west. Mount Kenya is on the eastern
  side. The Highlands are cool and agriculturally
  rich. Both large and small holder farming is
  carried out in the highlands. Major cash crops
  are tea, coffee, pyrethrum, wheat and corn.
  Livestock farming is also practiced.

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Kenya

• The Lake Victoria Basin is dominated by Kano
  plains which are suited for farming through
  irrigation.
• The northern part of Kenya is plain and arid.
  Pastoralist is the main land use activity.
  However, a variety of food crops do well through
  irrigation.

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Kenya climate

• Kenya enjoys a tropical climate. It is hot and
  humid at the coast, temperate inland and very dry
  in the north and northeast parts of the country.
• plenty of sunshine all the year round and summer
  clothes are worn throughout the year. However, it
  is usually cool at night and early in the
  morning.
• long rains occur from April to June and short
  rains from October to December. The rainfall is
  sometimes heavy and when it does come it often
  falls in the afternoons and evenings.
• The hottest period is from February to March and
  coldest in July to August.
• The annual migration of wildlife between
  Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and Maasai
  Mara National Park in Kenya takes place between
  June and September. The migration of almost two
  million wildebeest, zebras and other species is
  nature's greatest spectacle on earth. The animal
  trek has been captured by filmmakers worldwide.

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The people of Kenya

• Population Population 33 million
• Literacy 69.4 (Male 75.7, Female 63.3)
• 42 ethnic groups.
• Major groups percentages
• Kikuyu 4,455,865 20.78
• Luhya 3,083,273 14.38
• Luo 2,653,932 12.38
• Kalenjin 2,458,123 11.46
• Kamba 2, 448,302 11.42

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Language

• More than 42 languages are spoken
• Kenya's African population is divided on three
  linguistic groups
• Bantu. Concentrations in three main geographical
  regions - Western Kenya and Lake Victoria region
  (Luhya, Kisii), east of Rift Valley, (Kikuyu,
  Embu, Kamba) and Coastal belt (Mijikenda).
• Nilotic. Represented by the Luo, Kalenjin, Maasai
  and related groups. The Kalenjin linguistic group
  is concentrated in the area north to south and
  west of the central highlands, while the Luos are
  concentrated in the Lake Victoria Basin.
• Cushitic. Somali speaking group occupying eastern
  portions of the arid and semi-arid north eastern
  Kenya. Rendille and Orma speaking groups occupy
  the north western part.

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Languages

• English is the official language while Kiswahili
  is the national language. That means that
  government and education are in English, while
  everything else tends to be in Swahili. And, in
  actuality, most of government is in Swahili also.

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Education

• The education system provides for eight years of
  primary, four years of secondary and four years
  of university education. This is referred to as
  the 8-4-4 system of education.
• Currently, Kenya has five public and four private
  universities. There are three national
  polytechnics, 17 institutes of technology and 12
  technical training institutions.
• There are a number of international schools
  catering for various educational systems e.g.
  American, British, French, German, Japanese and
  Swedish.

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Education

• Special Education The Government also pays
  attention to education and training facilities to
  all disabled children. In providing Special
  Education, the Government works in partnership
  with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs).
• Adult Education The Department of Adult
  Education in the Ministry of Culture and Social
  Services is the body charged with the
  responsibility of spearheading the campaign for
  the elimination of illiteracy and promotion of
  adult education for national development. Since
  independence, the level of literacy has risen
  from 30 per cent to 44 per cent for males (1992)
  and from 10 per cent to 60 per cent (1992) for
  females. http//kenya.rcbowen.com/people/education
  .html

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Cities

• Capital Nairobi
• Nairobi, city, capital of Kenya, in Nairobi
  District,
• elevation of about 1660 m (about 5450 ft) in the
  highlands of the southern part of the country.
• Kenya's principal economic, administrative, and
  cultural center and is one of the largest and
  fastest growing cities in Africa. Manufactures
  include processed food, textiles, clothing,
  building materials, and communications and
  transportation equipment.
• has a large tourist industry.
• The University of Nairobi (1956), Kenya
  Polytechnic (1961), and Kenya Conservatoire of
  Music (1944) are here.

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Other major cities

• Mombassa- main sea port (Indian Ocean)
• Nakuru (Rift Valley)
• Elodoret (Rift Valley)
• Kisumu (Lake Victoria)

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The end

• Home work- see hand out