Italian colonial policy capped native schooling at five years

Evidence

For the Italian Administration regarded education for Somalis as, in the main, preparation for such limited technical tasks as should conveniently be assigned to them. However, in the mission elementary schools, Somali and Italian children were initially taught together in the same classes. But in 1929 De Vecchi’s successor Guido Corni, considering this practice incompatible with the proper relations between masters and ‘subjects’ – the status assigned to Somali – laid down that the two races must be taught in separate classes. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 274 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Italian colonial rule limited Somali education to five years; Italian colonial education policy segregated Somali students from Italian ones — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 274; Colonial education aimed to limit subject aspirations by withholding surplus skills

Related

• Italian colonial education policy segregated Somali students from Italian ones (similarity 0.94)
• Italian colonial rule segregated Somali schoolchildren by race in 1929 (similarity 0.92)
• Italian colonial law forced Somalis to salute Italians or face flogging (similarity 0.84)
• Italy trained Somali natives only for the lowest colonial administration posts (similarity 0.80)
• Italian colonial education caps produced servile Somalis and compelled ritual salutes. (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Italian colonial rule limited Somali education to five years #corroborates (0.95)
• Colonial education aimed to limit subject aspirations by withholding surplus skills #expands (0.75)
• Italian colonial education policy segregated Somali students from Italian ones #expands (0.70) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 274