The "Making" of Knowledge Society in Rwanda? Translations, Tensions and Transformations

Autor/in	Knutsson, Beniamin
Titel	The "Making" of Knowledge Society in Rwanda? Translations, Tensions and Transformations
Quelle	In: Globalisation, Societies and Education, 10 (2012) 2, S.181-199 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-7724
DOI	10.1080/14767724.2012.690306
Schlagwörter	Knowledge Economy; Social Change; Educational Change; Foreign Countries; Educational Policy; Global Approach; Poverty; Political Influences; Language of Instruction; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Rwanda + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Knowledge society; Economy; Wissensgesellschaft; Wirtschaft; Sozialer Wandel; Bildungsreform; Ausland; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Globales Denken; Armut; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Ruanda
Abstract	In the year 2000, Rwanda launched an ambitious long-term development strategy intended to render a fundamental transformation from an agrarian to a knowledge society by 2020. Knowledge society, however, could be viewed as a "floating signifier" open for a wide range of interpretations. Guided by a policy translation perspective the aim of this article is to examine the "making" of knowledge society in Rwanda. The article analyses how the government's notion of a projected knowledge society and attempts to manage globalisation to the benefit of Rwanda have translated into a set of educational policy priorities. This article further exposes various tensions that emerge in these translation processes, intimately linked to the country's deep poverty, complex political situation and high-flying ambitions. (Contains 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10