Indigenous Knowledge and Education in Africa.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore :
Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,
2019.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Frontiers in African Business Research Series
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| Online Access: | Click to View |
Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Acknowledgement
- Contents
- List of Tables
- 1 Indigenous Knowledge and Curriculum in Africa
- Knowledge and Its Implications
- Science, Technology, Innovation and Indigenous Knowledge
- Indigenous Knowledge
- References
- 2 The Case for an Indigenous Knowledge Based Curriculum
- Unintended Aims of Formal Education
- Colonialism and the Hidden Curriculum
- References
- 3 A Faulty Foundation: Historical Origins of Formal Education Curriculum in Africa
- Education in Africa: From Ancient Times to the Dawn of Colonialism
- Colonial Education
- Language of Instruction and Dependency
- Effects of Colonial Education
- Culture, Education, and Dependency
- References
- 4 Contemporary Education Curriculum in Africa
- Education in Contemporary Africa
- Research and Development in Contemporary Africa
- External Factors and the Role of Aid
- References
- 5 Africa's Indigenous Knowledge: From Education to Practice
- Indigenous Knowledge in Agriculture
- Indigenous Shared Cropping System in Kenya
- SR52 Hybrid Maize in Zambia
- Traditional Rain-Fed Irrigation Project, Chad
- Neem Biopesticides in Togo and Niger
- Ethno-Veterinary Medicine and Fishing in the Niger River
- Indigenous Knowledge of the Environment
- Indigenous Knowledge of Trade and Economics
- Land
- Labor
- Capital
- Indigenous Political Systems
- Religious and Supernatural Sanctions
- Institutionalized Sanctions
- The African Indigenous Judicial System
- Indigenous Knowledge in Medicine
- Philosophy and Practice of Africa's Indigenous Medicine
- References
- 6 The Case of Traditional Bonesetting and Orthopaedic Medical Curriculum
- From Traditional Bonesetting to Modern Orthopaedic Medicine
- Teaching and Practice of Traditional Bonesetting in West Africa
- Reasons for Patient Patronage.
- Practice of Traditional Bonesetting with Western Infusion
- References
- 7 Research, Innovation, Indigenous Knowledge and Policy Action in Africa
- Introduction
- Innovation
- Appropriate Technology for Innovation
- A Case for Localized Innovation
- Indigenous Knowledge and Innovation
- Indigenous Knowledge and Research in Africa
- Mainstreaming Indigenous Knowledge in Policy Action
- Conclusion
- References
- 8 Conclusion: Towards a Mainstreaming of Indigenous Knowledge in Africa's Education
- References
- Index.