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Author: Titus O. Pacho Publisher: Africa in Development ISBN: 9783034307833 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 0
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This book is about re-inventing Africa - it aims to induct a new cohort of dedicated professionals, guided not by material gains and power, but by personal commitment, in building a better society. It is about an education that develops responsible citizens inspired by the desire to serve their fellow men and women, people who can contribute their time and talents to make society a better place in which to live. Unless people are empowered by an education tailored to address their needs, they cannot be effective participants in bringing about constructive change. An education that prepares Africans to live confidently, as Africans, in today's globalized world is a prerequisite for developing an active and responsible citizenry. The book also examines some of the key critical areas on which African countries need to focus their attention: poverty eradication; combating corruption; peace, security and development; democracy and constitutionalism; good governance; social justice; globalization and empowerment. It criticizes extremes, creates a healthy synthesis of African and Western thought about education - particularly education for citizenship and for social transformation - an education which concerns itself with human dignity, social equality and respect, rather than fear, for authority.
Author: Titus O. Pacho Publisher: Africa in Development ISBN: 9783034307833 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is about re-inventing Africa - it aims to induct a new cohort of dedicated professionals, guided not by material gains and power, but by personal commitment, in building a better society. It is about an education that develops responsible citizens inspired by the desire to serve their fellow men and women, people who can contribute their time and talents to make society a better place in which to live. Unless people are empowered by an education tailored to address their needs, they cannot be effective participants in bringing about constructive change. An education that prepares Africans to live confidently, as Africans, in today's globalized world is a prerequisite for developing an active and responsible citizenry. The book also examines some of the key critical areas on which African countries need to focus their attention: poverty eradication; combating corruption; peace, security and development; democracy and constitutionalism; good governance; social justice; globalization and empowerment. It criticizes extremes, creates a healthy synthesis of African and Western thought about education - particularly education for citizenship and for social transformation - an education which concerns itself with human dignity, social equality and respect, rather than fear, for authority.
Author: Titus Ogalo Pacho Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing ISBN: 9783843320054 Category : Languages : en Pages : 108
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A well-balanced education that prepares Africans to live confidently as Africans in today's globalized world is a requisite for developing active and responsible citizenry. The work explores critico-creative education as one of African education's most important needs. This work proposes a teaching philosophy and methodology, which responds to the many challenges that Africa is facing today. Fundamental to this vision of education is its insistence on developing critical and creative thinking. Equally important in the educational methodology proposed in this work are the cultivation of social commitment and the encouragement of a participatory, democratic society. This work is relevant for every educational programme, particularly in the African context and also throughout the world. "Ogalo's thought on philosophy of education, chapters one and two, shows greater depth and more detailed analysis. His application to social and political philosophy, chapters three and four, shows greater breadth. I consider this balance appropriate for a work applying philosophy of education" - Professor John R. Stacer, S.J.
Author: Magnus O. Bassey Publisher: Praeger ISBN: 089789622X Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 0
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Annotation Using critical theory and critical pedagogy, the author examines the various processes by which the poor in Africa have been disenfranchised and marginalized through schools' ascriptive mechanisms.
Author: Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu Publisher: Springer ISBN: 9811366357 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 120
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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.
Author: Kmt G. Shockley Publisher: Myers Education Press ISBN: 1975502116 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 229
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This volume brings together leading scholars and practitioners to address the theory and practice of African-centered education. The contributors provide (1) perspectives on the history, methods, successes and challenges of African-centered education, (2) discussions of the efforts that are being made to counter the miseducation of Black children, and (3) prescriptions for—and analyses of—the way forward for Black children and Black communities. The authors argue that Black children need an education that moves them toward leading and taking agency within their own communities. They address several areas that capture the essence of what African-centered education is, how it works, and why it is a critical imperative at this moment. Those areas include historical analyses of African-centered education; parental perspectives; strategies for working with Black children; African-centered culture, science and STEM; culturally responsive curriculum and instruction; and culturally responsive resources for teachers and school leaders.
Author: George J. Sefa Dei Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 1402057717 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 150
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One is always struck by the brilliant work of George Sefa Dei but nothing so far has demonstrated his pedagogical leadership as much as the current project. With a sense of purpose so pure and so thoroughly intellectual, Dei shows why he must be credited with continuing the motivation and action for justice in education. He has produced in this powerful volume, Teaching Africa, the same type of close reasoning that has given him credibility in the anti-racist struggle in education. Sustaining the case for the democratization of education and the revising of the pedagogical method to include Indigenous knowledge are the twin pillars of his style. A key component of this new science of pedagogy is the crusade against any form of hegemonic education where one group of people assumes that they are the masters of everyone else. Whether this happens in South Africa, Canada, United States, India, Iraq, Brazil, or China, Dei’s insights suggest that this hegemony of education in pluralistic and multi-ethnic societies is a false construction. We live pre-eminently in a world of co-cultures, not cultures and sub-cultures, and once we understand this difference, we will have a better approach to education and equity in the human condition.
Author: Barbara O’Toole Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 0429883684 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 176
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This book challenges educational discourse in relation to teaching about Africa at all levels of the education system in the Global North, with a specific case study focusing on the Republic of Ireland. The book provides an interrogation of the proliferation of negative imagery of and messages about African people and African countries and the impact of this on the attitudes and perceptions of children and young people. It explores how predominantly negative stereotyping can be challenged in classrooms through an educational approach grounded in principles of solidarity, interdependence, and social justice. The book focuses on the premise that existing educational narratives about the African continent and African people are rooted in a preponderance of racialised perceptions: an ‘impoverished’ continent dependent on the ‘benevolence’ of the North. The cycle of negativity engendered as a result of such portrayals cannot be broken until educators engage with these matters and bring critical and inquiry-based pedagogies into classrooms. Insights into three key pedagogical areas are provided – active unlearning, translating critical thinking into meaningful action, and developing a race consciousness. This book will appeal to academics, researchers, and post-graduate students in the fields of education and teacher education. It will be of interest to those involved in youth work, as well as intercultural and global citizenship youth trainers.
Author: S. Nombuso Dlamini Publisher: University of Calgary Press ISBN: 1552382125 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 266
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A collection of essays which critically examines education in the African context and presents possible courses of action to reinvent its future.
Author: Naomi Nuels Publisher: ISBN: 9781983234590 Category : Languages : en Pages : 46
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What is the best way to move Africa forward? How can i ensure my kids utilize the best of their abilities without being hindered by governing limitations or economic stagnancy? I am a graduate but i have been unemployed for many years, how do i get out of poverty and be financially free?These and many more are the questions on the mind of so many in our world today, precisely Africa. However, if you consider developed nations, you would realize that the challenges they seemingly face are subtle when compared to Africa. On my journey to further my education in United Kingdom, my eyes were opened to see where and how we are lacking in the area of not just quality but 'CREATIVE EDUCATION'. This book contains information that will gear you towards thinking differently about how you, your children and future generation, should start educating themselves. Without advancement in our education sector, we would not be able to realize our full potential and compete healthy in international grounds. I define Creative Education as ; ''as a perfect education system, which equips it's students with the right knowledge that allows them to find and express that inner capabilities''. Considering the definition, would you say you have been educated rightly? This book is designed not to 'nag' about the problem but to identify and provide practical solution to the targeted reader. Additionally, it is a book meant to impact parents, graduates, and government on educating rightly, and a guidance for choosing the right career path. It is a book meant to revolutionize education in Africa. The responsibility to pass on knowledge falls not only on the shoulders of our government, but on parents, friends and you reading this now.
Author: Raphael J. Njoroge Publisher: Trafford Publishing ISBN: 1412007402 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 262
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The African continent is in the midst of a renaissance of monumental proportions... ...As a result, the dawn of the new millennium constitutes an exciting period of change and opportunity for all those interested in the future evolution of the African continent and its peoples (Schraeder, P.J. African Politics and Society (2000: 2) President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, the current Chairman of the African Union, is being associated in a special way with the concept of African renaissance. Mbeki's notion of renaissance is fundamentally "African political renewal and economic regeneration" (Ajulu, R. 2001 in Review of African Political Economy Vol. 24 No. l 87, February: 27-42) The concept of African renaissance, which is in vogue in political and academic circles, encapsulates a vision of rebirth of Africa as the African peoples come to terms with the challenges of the 21st. century. It is a vision that eschews the dictatorships, economic mismanagement, suppression of the civil society and ascendancy of state monopoly of power that have hitherto characterized the operations of post-independence African governments. It is a vision that rejects, according to the Constitutive Act of the African Union, the policy of tolerating in its membership those African leaders who obtain power in their countries undemocratically, unlike the toleration of dictators that characterized the Organization of African Unity, the predecessor of the African Union. This book aims at being part of that vision, and that is why its title is Education for Renaissance in Africa. It aims at showing the centrality of education in the achievement of that vision. Indeed it is obvious to all that African renaissance is primarily a mental achievement or simply an educational achievement. If we are to contribute anything to the political or economic order for the development of Africa we must have acquired certain kinds of knowledge and attitudes that involve commitment to our goals as prerequisites for any action that can change society. However, it is the contention of this book that education for the renaissance of Africa must not be haphazard. It must be conceptualized in a manner that lays foundations for its effective working in the practical order. The philosophy of education envisaged here has to be liberating, characterized by creativity and social commitment, which presupposes social consciousness. Here we define the notions of liberation, creativity and social consciousness, and strives to situate these concepts within a historical trajectory that not only includes Africa but other parts of the world as well. We have tried to show the suppression of African subjectivity during the colonial period with the result that liberation, creativity and social consciousness were inhibited in both the educational and other spheres of life. We argue that humans are radically free and that they need not succumb to this kind of socialization, which has tended to negate their subjectivity. We note in particular that Kenyan educational commissioners have been cognizant of the harm that was done to African subjectivity by the colonial and missionary experience. We also consider to what extent, if any, the philosophy of education as an academic discipline has prepared teachers for the challenging task of making education liberating, creative, and imbued with social consciousness. We suggest ways in which the training of teachers can best fulfill these worthy goals of education. We address the nature of social consciousness, which we consider to be central to the learner's involvement in development of his or her country. We have endeavored to discuss the minimal and heroic forms of consciousness as exemplified in such leaders as Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi, and leaders of African liberation struggle. An attempt is made to come to terms with diversity in social consciousness and to seek ways of living on the basis of unity in diversity
Author: Titus O. Pacho
Author: Titus O. Pacho
Author: Titus Ogalo Pacho
Author: Magnus O. Bassey
Author: Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu
Author: Kmt G. Shockley
Author: George J. Sefa Dei
Author: Barbara O’Toole
Author: S. Nombuso Dlamini
Author: Naomi Nuels
Author: Raphael J. Njoroge