RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Education in Tanzania JF Harvard Educational Review JO herp FD Harvard Educational Press SP 45 OP 53 DO 10.17763/haer.55.1.v6233663243g8343 VO 55 IS 1 A1 Nyerere, Julius YR 1985 UL http://harvardeducationalreview.org/content/55/1/45.abstract 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.