Editorial
The politics of education and cultural production
Carolyn Baylies & Janet Bujra
Original Articles
Selective education: issues of gender, class and ideology in Northern Nigeria
Renée Pittin
Of chameleons and paramount chiefs: the case of the Malawian poet Jack Mapanje
Leroy Vail & Landeg White
A conceptual critique of the people’s education discourse
George Mashamba
Briefings
The impact of apartheid on women’s education in South Africa
Elaine Unterhalter
Miscellany
Strains and stresses in the Zimbabwean education system: an interview with Fay Chung, minister of education and culture
Lloyd Sachikonye
The impact of rapid population growth and economic decline on the quality of education: the case of Zambia
Mwelwa Musambachime
The 1990 Zimbabwe elections: a post‐mortem
Lloyd Sachikonye
The politics of literacy and schooling in Zimbabwe
David F. Johnson
Makonde: sculpture as political commentary
Michael Stephen
Book Reviews
Reviews
Kelwyn Sole , Alan Mabin , Jon Knox & Colin Stoneman
Miscellany
Books received
1990–1991 Order form
Editorial working group