The Author: Dickson A. Mungazi is Professor of Educational Foundations and History of Southern Africa at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. His life and education were greatly influenced by his parents and grandfather, a Methodist lay preacher who considered it a family obligation for his children and grandchildren to go to school and receive good grades. After receiving his B.A. from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1964, Dr. Mungazi returned to Zimbabwe to teach social studies at Hartzell Secondary School outside Mutare. He then studied for the University of London Certificate in Education through the University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland from 1966 to 1968. Dr. Mungazi returned to the U.S.A. to continue his education, receiving his M.A. in 1975 and his Ph.D. in 1977 from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He is the author of several books and numerous articles on the problems of development in Africa. He and his wife, Della, have three children, Marcia, Alan, and Gaylord.
This study fills a major gap in the scholarly literature on Africa and, as one expects from his previous books, 'Colonial Policy and Conflict in Zimbabwe' and 'The Struggle for Social Change in Southern Africa', Professor Mungazi has again produced a thorough and perceptive study on Southern Africa. (Ralph H. Salmi, California State University)Dr. Mungazi's account of education in Southern Africa is as topical and as current as Nelson Mandela's search with F. W. de Klerk for a partnership, including an educational partnership, to bring about a democratic South Africa. It is a striking, must-read book for scholars on Africa and its political and educational directions. (Franklin Parker, Western Carolina University)Professor Mungazi's grounded understanding of the importance of social and educational policy in Southern Africa provides a binocular vision, from the insider to the outside world. The determination of his vision stands as a model of hopefulness for all. (Arnold Danzig, Northern Arizona University)Dr. Mungazi's work is an important historical perspective on how educational innovation parallels the more general growth of national development in Southern Africa. His careful scholarship also provides a meaningful framework for how educational innovation and national development may support each other in the future. 'The Challenge of Educational Innovation and National Development in Southern Africa' should be read by all scholars interested in African education. (Sam Minner, Northern Arizona University)
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