African Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Relevance of Higher Education in South Africa

Autor/inn/en	Kaya, Hassan O.; Seleti, Yonah N.
Titel	African Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Relevance of Higher Education in South Africa
Quelle	In: International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 12 (2013) 1, S.30-44 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1443-1475
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Relevance (Education); Indigenous Knowledge; African Culture; Guidelines; Holistic Approach; Sustainability; Teaching Methods; Interviews; Administrator Attitudes; Interdisciplinary Approach; Culturally Relevant Education; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Relevance; Relevanz; Africa; Culture; Afrika; Kultur; Richtlinien; Holistischer Ansatz; Nachhaltigkeit; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	The higher education system in Africa and South Africa in particular, is still too academic and distant from the developmental challenges of African local communities. The integration of African indigenous knowledge systems (AIKS) into the higher educational system could improve its relevance. This is due to the holistic, community-based nature and approach of AIKS to education and knowledge production. However, this requires an African indigenous theoretical framework of knowledge to guide the integration process. The framework should also clarify the relevance of African indigenous languages in knowledge production and sharing in the era of globalisation. There is also need for a strong institutional support system for a sustainable integration as shown by the experiences of some higher educational institutions in South Africa. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australian and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society. ANZCIES Secretariat, Curtin University, Box U1987, Perth, WA Australia. Tel: +61-8-9266-7106; Fax: +61-8-9266-3222; e-mail: editor@iejcomparative.org; Web site: http://openjournals.library.usyd.edu.au/index.php/IEJ
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10