TALK ABOUT SCHOOL - EDUCATION AND THE COLONIAL PROJECT IN FRENCH AND BRITISH AFRICA (1860-1960)

As a study in comparative colonialism this research attempts to identi fy similarities and differences in the French and British models of co lonial education in Sub-Saharan Africa. Differences in colonial policy were conditioned to some eh tent by settlement patterns, the role of missionaries and variations in local politics and economies, but also by the moral stances underlying colonial practice. By calling attentio n to some a the 'signposts' of British and French colonial education p olicy, this research attempts to contrast British and French ideas abo ut morality and the colonial project in Africa.