The 21st Century Educated African Person and the Loss of Africans’ Educational Identity: Towards an Afro Education Model
| dc.contributor.author | Amukowa, Wycliffe | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ayuya, Caroline | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-17T13:06:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-11-17T13:06:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-03 | |
| dc.description | Journal Article | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Africa like other parts of the world strongly believes in the axiom of education per excellence, that is, African nations share in the vision of education as a pivot for social change and integrated development. However review of literature shows a discontent from some African scholars over the practice of Western formal education on the Continent of Africa. This discontent stems from the belief that Western formal education destroys Africa; resulting into the loss of Africans’ educational identity, underdevelopment, moral decadence and cultural erosion. Several concerns emerge in the light of this discontent: 1).What is Education? 2).Who is an educated person? 3) Who is responsible for Africans loss of educational identity? This paper engages a critical appraisal and review of this discontent with the intentions of arriving at an understanding of the 21st Key Words: Africa, Colonialism, Culture, Development, Education, European, Schooling Century educated African Person and proposes an educational model for Africa in this regard. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Economic Policy and Education Research Centre (ECO-PERC). Daystar University, Kenya. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Ayuya, C. & Amukowa, W. (2013). “The 21st Century Educated African Person and the Loss of Africans’ Educational Identity: Towards an Afro Education Model.” Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies. Vol. 2, No. 1, March 2013. ISSN 2281- 4612 (online) ISSN 2281-3993 (print). Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2281-4612 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/3709 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies | en_US |
| dc.subject | Africa | en_US |
| dc.subject | Colonialism | en_US |
| dc.subject | Culture | en_US |
| dc.subject | Development | en_US |
| dc.subject | Education | en_US |
| dc.subject | European | en_US |
| dc.subject | Schooling | en_US |
| dc.title | The 21st Century Educated African Person and the Loss of Africans’ Educational Identity: Towards an Afro Education Model | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |