mission schools
Religious outpost education
Mission schools are educational institutions established by religious organizations, typically Christian missionaries, to provide schooling while also promoting their faith.
These schools were particularly prevalent during colonial periods in Africa, Asia, and the Americas, where they often served indigenous populations.
Many African leaders of the independence era were educated in mission schools.
The term carries historical weight, as these institutions played complex roles in both spreading literacy and erasing indigenous cultures.
- evangelismPromoting beliefs to others
- church plantingEstablishing new religious communities
- boarding schoolsResidential institutions for pupils
- conversionAct of changing states
- ChristianizationConverting societies to Christianity
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Educational institutions without religious affiliation
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Indigenous-run educational institutions
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