Thirst for Education: A Kenyan's Sojourn to America in Search of Education
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (535 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1503051420 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 350 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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. He retired as a Professor of Sociology and Education from Kenyatta University having established the first degree course in gerontology. He served as the first Kenyan African Director of the Institute for Development Studies at the University of Nairobi. About the Author Mugo Gachuhi holds a PhD in Sociology and Education from the State University of New York at Buffalo. During the years he served with UNESCO, he helped to establish the National Council for Population and Development for the Kenya Government
. During the years he served with UNESCO, he helped to establish the National Council for Population and Development for the Kenya Government. Mugo Gachuhi holds a PhD in Sociology and Education from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He served as the first Kenyan African Director of the Institute fo
Walking nearly 100 miles to Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, during the Mau Mau struggle for independence from colonial rule, Mugo was a beneficiary of the famous Kennedy Airlift sponsored by the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation, which took him to the United States in 1960. On completing his PhD in 1969, they returned to Kenya to contribute to building the nation and continue to do so today.. He continued to pursue his dream of an education. Crossing three continents and spanning three generations, this is the story of a young determined man who left his rural village in Kenya in the quest for Western education. As the war in Vietnam and the civil rights movement raged on, Mugo overcame racial and cultural barriers and met and married his wife
A Kind and Gentle Man Ann Moriarty I have not received the hard copy yet, but I read it on the kindle. I helped him research the chapter about his time at Cheshire Academy, so I was curious to see what he included. He is a great man.. GREAT READ C J Ngurre GREAT READ!