ABSTRACT

This paper examines the role of precolonial class inequality systems in the intergenerational transmission of education processes amongst ethnic groups in Africa. Using ethnographic and household survey data from six African countries and grouping ethnic groups by the historical class system that existed within them, I observe variations in intergenerational persistence between them with varying levels of significance in the different countries included. The findings suggest that understanding intergenerational mobility within African countries should take into account the different historical ethnic group characteristics, although the mobility process does not evolve uniformly across countries. Country-specific colonial administrative systems and the immediate post-independence education policies are critical factors that also need to be taken into account to understand the changes in education-based intergenerational persistence from the precolonial to the contemporary period.

摘要

本文探讨了前殖民时期的阶级不平等制度在非洲族裔群体教育过程的代际传递中的作用。使用来自六个非洲国家的人种学和家庭调查数据，并根据他们内部存在的历史阶级制度对种族群体进行分组，我观察到他们之间代际持久性的差异，在不同国家具有不同程度的重要性。研究结果表明，理解非洲国家内部的代际流动应该考虑到不同历史族群的特征，尽管流动过程在各国之间的演变并不一致。