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Indigenous knowledge and education in Africa

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Indigenous knowledge and education in Africa/ by Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu.
Author:	Ezeanya-Esiobu, Chika.
Published:	Singapore :Springer Singapore : : 2019.,
Description:	ix, 115 p. :ill., digital ; : 24 cm.;
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Education - Africa. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6635-2
ISBN:	9789811366352

Indigenous knowledge and education in Africa
Ezeanya-Esiobu, Chika.

Indigenous knowledge and education in Africa[electronic resource] /by Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu. - Singapore :Springer Singapore :2019. - ix, 115 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm. - Frontiers in African business research,2367-1033. - Frontiers in African business research..

1. Indigenous Knowledge And Its Importance In Africa's Curriculum -- 2. Foundations For An Indigenous Knowledge Based Curricula -- 3. Historical Foundations Of Formal Education Curriculum In Africa -- 4. Contemporary Education Curriculum In Africa -- 5. Africa's Indigenous Knowledge: From Education To Practice -- 6. The Case Of Traditional Bonesetting And Orthopaedic Medical Curriculum -- 7. Research, Innovation, Indigenous Knowledge and Policy Action in Africa -- 8. Conclusion: Towards a Mainstreaming of Indigenous Knowledge in Africa's Curriculum.

Open access.

This open access book presents a strong philosophical, theoretical and practical argument for the mainstreaming of indigenous knowledge in curricula development, and in teaching and learning across the African continent. Since the dawn of political independence in Africa, there has been an ongoing search for the kind of education that will create a class of principled and innovative citizens who are sensitive to and committed to the needs of the continent. When indigenous or environment-generated knowledge forms the basis of learning in classrooms, learners are able to immediately connect their education with their lived reality. The result is much introspection, creativity and innovation across fields, sectors and disciplines, leading to societal transformation. Drawing on several theoretical assertions, examples from a wide range of disciplines, and experiences gathered from different continents at different points in history, the book establishes that for education to trigger the necessary transformation in Africa, it should be constructed on a strong foundation of learners' indigenous knowledge. The book presents a distinct and uncharted pathway for Africa to advance sustainably through home-grown and grassroots based ideas, leading to advances in science and technology, growth of indigenous African business and the transformation of Africans into conscious and active participants in the continent's progress. Indigenous Knowledge and Education in Africa is of interest to educators, entrepreneurs, policymakers, researchers and individuals engaged in finding sustainable and strategic solutions to regional and global advancement. Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu is a researcher, teacher, non-fiction and fiction writer, and a well-known intellectual who holds a Ph.D. in African Development and Policy Studies from Howard University in Washington D.C. Chika has published numerous academic articles in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and short essays, and has also produced documentary films. Chika has conducted research on indigenous knowledge and homegrown approaches to sub-Saharan Africa's growth for such organizations as the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), International Development Research Center (IDRC) Canada and the African Economic Research Consortium.

ISBN: 9789811366352

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-981-13-6635-2doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

861221
Education
--Africa.

LC Class. No.: LA1501 / .E943 2019

Dewey Class. No.: 370.96

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