African Philosophy and the Decolonisation of Education in Africa: Some Critical Reflections

Autor/in	Higgs, Philip
Titel	African Philosophy and the Decolonisation of Education in Africa: Some Critical Reflections
Quelle	In: Educational Philosophy and Theory, 44 (2012), S.37-55 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1857
DOI	10.1111/j.1469-5812.2011.00794.x
Schlagwörter	Educational Development; Foreign Countries; Foreign Policy; African Culture; Educational Philosophy; Educational Change; Empowerment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsentwicklung; Ausland; Außenpolitik; Africa; Culture; Afrika; Kultur; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Bildungsreform
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 I reflect critically on whether African philosophy, as a system of African knowledge(s), 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. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10