Ishengoma, Johnson M.Youngman, Deborah J.2016-08-162016-08-161999Ishengoma, Johnson M., and Youngman Deborah J. "Educational Equity in Tanzania: The Imperiled Promise of Reform." The Journal of Education 181, no. 1 (1999): 59-73.00220574http://www.jstor.org/stable/42743978http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3525Full text can be accessed at the following link https://www.jstor.org/stable/42743978?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contentsAs Sub-Saharan African nations struggle to create viable infrastructure adequate to the needs of their complex , polyethnic societies , it has been widely recognized that general well-being in the post independence era relies primarily on equal access to education , as deferentially defined. Pro- filed here is the recent history of the United Republic of Tanzania's efforts to educate its people. Ideological intent , theoretical merits , and practical limitations of applied strategies , including current controversial reforms endorsed by extranational organizations , are discussedenJournal Article, Peer Reviewed