La presse catholique et l’éducation : les représentations contrastées de l’école et de la jeunesse en Côte-d’Ivoire (Djéliba et La Nouvelle, 1974 – 2000)

Abstract

From catholic press data, this article attempts to analyse school and youth representations. “Djéliba” and “La Nouvelle” journal illustrate two trends of a plural educational dynamic, characteristic of catholic church in Ivory-Coast: trend to promote elite schooling (catholic high schools under Congregationalist trusteeship) and another trend to an alternative education (vocational and technical training centres). Having set out these two journals (history, types of articles, themes, and circulation) this article will first question the catholic teaching assets (pedagogical qualities, pupils and teachers training, moral judgement towards them) and also which is the vocational centre picture. The stake of youth social insertion that can more and more be spotted from the nineties brings together the themes of schooling, training and youth socialization. This stake seems to influence church educational dynamic although catholic press doesn’t explicitly mention his motivating forces : Ivorian schooling changes, governmental educational policy orientations and family educational strategies. Even so, these are motivating forces that unable to better understand what catholic press choose to favour as well as the future of catholic teaching since independence years.

Keywords

• Work
• Catholic Church
• Youth
• Private educational investment
• Catholic press
• Representations