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Technology to Improve Farming Yields

Angela Okune: This paper is relevant for this PECE essay because it ties together the continued rhetoric and frames of approaching "African development" that start with British colonial...Read more

Describe changes (in perceptions about) the relationship between science and society over time. What does the author perceive to be moral responsibilities of scientists to society?
Oduor, Erick, Peninah Waweru, Jonathan Lenchner, and Carman Neustaedter. 2018. “Practices and Technology Needs of a Network of Farmers in Tharaka Nithi, Kenya.” In Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 39:1–39:11. C
Decolonizing the University

Case Studies: AltSchools and Bridge International

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Bretton Woods and Investments in Education for "Development"

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World Bank. 2016. “Bridge International Academies.” 119876. The World Bank.

Angela Okune: This 2016 brief by the World Bank showcases Bridge International and its education model. The brief states that Bridge is "the first educational organization to address the problem of quality at scale, allowing it to invest heavily in research and technology and to focus...Read more

Heyneman, S. P. 2003. “The History and Problems in the Making of Education Policy at the World Bank 1960–2000.” International Journal of Educational Development 23 (3): 315–37.

Abstract: "The reports seem contradictory. With about three billion dollars per year in new loan commitments, the World Bank has become the single largest source of development capital in the field of international education. These resources help expand educational opportunities for young women in...Read more

Exporting Neoliberalism via Silicon Valley

Page 9 of this World Bank brief showcasing Bridge International emphasizes the shared values between Bridge International (a private for-profit tech start-up) and the IFC. The excerpt from...Read more

MICRO: Describe the various (capital, social) investments into African universities as raised by this analyst.
World Bank. 2016. “Bridge International Academies.” 119876. The World Bank.
Decolonizing the University
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