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European colonisation of the African continent beginning in the late 19th century, also introduced a new way of life into the African society. The African milieu was transformed by Western influences, creating the need to fit African peoples into the new conditions (Nwauwa, 1997). The introduction of Western education as a whole, therefore, became a necessity in the colonies of the European powers, as it was needed for communication with their colonised Africans.
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Abrokwaa, C. (2017). Colonialism and the Development of Higher Education. In: Shizha, E., Makuvaza, N. (eds) Re-thinking Postcolonial Education in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 21st Century. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-962-1_12
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