African Oral Traditions: Riddles Among the Haya of Northwestern Tanzania

Autor/in	Ishengoma, Johnson M.
Titel	African Oral Traditions: Riddles Among the Haya of Northwestern Tanzania
Quelle	In: International Review of Education, 51 (2005) 2-3, S.139-153 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0020-8566
DOI	10.1007/s11159-005-1841-9
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Foreign Countries; Ethnic Groups; Oral Tradition; Indigenous Knowledge; African Culture; Cultural Education; Culturally Relevant Education; Teaching Methods; Tanzania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ethnie; Oral history; Mündliche Überlieferung; Africa; Culture; Afrika; Kultur; Education; Kulturelle Bildung; Kulturelle Erziehung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Tansania
Abstract	This study argues for the integration of African oral traditions and other elements of traditional learning into the modern school curriculum. It thus contributes to supporting the increased relevance of education to local communities. In particular, using the example of riddles collected from one of the main ethnic groups in Northwestern Tanzania, the Haya people, the present study challenges the views of those social and cultural anthropologists who hold that African riddles have no substantially meaningful educational value. Instead, it is maintained that riddles make an important contribution to children's full participation in the social, cultural, political, and economic life of African communities, especially by fostering critical thinking and transmitting indigenous knowledge. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10