Abstract: | Purpose is to inquire whether a legitimate place will exist for church schools in the future in Sierra Leone and, if so, what form they might take given the liabilities and assets of church school history in the country. Primary reference is to church educational patterns in Kori Chiefdom, a Kpaa Mende political unit with Taiama as the Paramount Chief Town. Sections: Present patterns of schooling in Taiama - Patterns of the past: Industrial vs. literary training - Church schools and national development - Conclusion - Notes. |