Towards an indigenous African educational
discourse: a philosophical reflection |
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Authors: | Philip Higgs |
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Institution: | 1. School for Graduate Studies, College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa, P.O. Box 392, 0003, Pretoria, South Africa
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Abstract: | The liberation of Africa and its peoples from centuries of racially discriminatory colonial rule and domination has far reaching implications for educational thought and practice. The transformation of educational discourse in Africa requires a philosophical framework that respects diversity, acknowledges lived experience and challenges the hegemony of Western forms of universal knowledge. In this article, the author argues that indigenous knowledge, as a system of African knowledge, can provide a useful philosophical framework for the construction of empowering knowledge that will enable communities in Africa to participate in their own educational development. |
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