African Indigenous Proverbs and the Question of Youth Violence: Making the Case for the Use of the Teachings of Igbo of Nigeria and Kiembu of Kenya Proverbs for Youth Character and Moral Education

Autor/in	Dei, George Sefa
Titel	African Indigenous Proverbs and the Question of Youth Violence: Making the Case for the Use of the Teachings of Igbo of Nigeria and Kiembu of Kenya Proverbs for Youth Character and Moral Education
Quelle	In: Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 59 (2013) 3, S.344-362 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-4805
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Youth Problems; Youth Opportunities; Violence; Moral Values; Ethical Instruction; Indigenous Knowledge; Indigenous Populations; Folk Culture; Proverbs; Concept Teaching; Instructional Innovation; Educational Practices; Moral Development; Adolescent Development; Didacticism; African Culture; Kenya; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Gewalt; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Ethics instruction; Teaching of ethics; Ethikunterricht; Sinti und Roma; Sprichwort; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Bildungspraxis; Moralische Entwicklung; Didaktisierung; Africa; Culture; Afrika; Kultur; Kenia
Abstract	The historic and contemporary global concern over youth violence and indiscipline/subordination in schools has educators, school administrators and policy makers working hard to ensure that schools are welcoming and safe spaces for learners. Social harmony can only be achieved by understanding and addressing the causes of youth violence and indiscipline as part of a curriculum of values and character education to ensure effective learning outcomes for all. While the engagement of local cultural resource knowledge has not been prominent in discussions on youth violence and learning, it can be an important tool in educational delivery. This paper identifies the teachings of Indigenous African philosophies, such as proverbs relating to the concept of self and the community, responsibility, respect for self, peers and authority, and mutual interdependence and community building, and their place in school curricular, pedagogical and instructional initiatives to enhance youth learning in Euro-American and African schooling contexts. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10