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Provides a pathway for transforming Africa’s education curriculum
Demonstrates how Africa can leverage indigenous knowledge to spark much needed creativity and innovation across the continent
Offers a much-needed roadmap for growth via education in Africa in a way that is appealing to academics and practitioners alike
Part of the book series: Frontiers in African Business Research (FABR)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The book presents a distinct and uncharted pathway for Africa to advance sustainably through home-grown and grassroots based ideas, leading to advances in science and technology, growth of indigenous African business and the transformation of Africans into conscious and active participants in the continent’s progress. Indigenous Knowledge and Education in Africa is of interest to educators, entrepreneurs, policymakers, researchers and individuals engaged in finding sustainable and strategic solutions to regional and global advancement.
Keywords
- Open Access
- Education and indigenous knowledge
- Africa education
- Curriculum development in Africa
- Indigenous knowledge in Africa
- Education and development
Authors and Affiliations
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Los Angeles, USA
Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu
About the author
Chika has conducted research on indigenous knowledge and homegrown approaches to sub-Saharan Africa’s growth for such organizations as the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), International Development Research Center (IDRC) Canada and the African Economic Research Consortium.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Indigenous Knowledge and Education in Africa
Authors: Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu
Series Title: Frontiers in African Business Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6635-2
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
License: CC BY
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-6634-5Published: 10 May 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-6635-2Published: 30 April 2019
Series ISSN: 2367-1033
Series E-ISSN: 2367-1041
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 115
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: African Business, Curriculum Studies, Educational Philosophy, Sociology of Education