PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Nyerere, Julius TI - Education in Tanzania AID - 10.17763/haer.55.1.v6233663243g8343 DP - 1985 Apr 01 TA - Harvard Educational Review PG - 45--53 VI - 55 IP - 1 4099 - http://harvardeducationalreview.org/content/55/1/45.short 4100 - http://harvardeducationalreview.org/content/55/1/45.full SO - herp1985 Apr 01; 55 AB - Educational philosophy and policy in Tanzania have undergone a transformation since the country gained its independence from British colonial rule in 1961. President Julius Nyerere describes their accomplishments and presents the dilemmas currently facing the new socialist government. He describes the literacy and teacher training programs and discusses the relationship between the country's educational policy and international economic conditions.