China's cooperation in education and training with Kenya: A different model?

Resource type
Journal Article
Author/contributor
Title
China's cooperation in education and training with Kenya: A different model?
Abstract
Abstract This is the first detailed study of the character and particularity of China's rapidly growing education and training cooperation with Kenya. Set against the 50-year history of Kenya's engagement with China, it pays special attention to the human resources targets of the Forum for China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) from 2000. It argues that the growing popularity of China as a destination for both short- and long-term training for Kenyans, and the increasing interest by Kenyans in learning Chinese, cannot be separated from the wider involvement of China in Kenya's infrastructure development, the growth of Chinese business and foreign direct investment, and Chinese migration to East Africa.
Publication
International Journal of Educational Development
Date
2010
Language
en
Citation
King, K. (2010). China’s cooperation in education and training with Kenya: A different model? International Journal of Educational Development. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2010.03.014