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Nyansapo (the wisdom knot) : toward an African philosophy of education
- Author / Creator
- Available as
- Online
- Summary
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This study examines the issues of indigenous philosophies, which are embedded in different aspects of the socialization process among the Akan of Ghana.
Details
- Creator
- Kwadwo A. Okrah
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York : Routledge, 2012
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (135 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9781135938017, 1135938016, 9781135938024, 1135938024, 9780415861090, 0415861098, 9781280059322, 128005932X, 9780203463895, 0203463897, 0203474651, 0415947332
- OCLC
- ocn437084948, ocn826515751
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-107) and index.
- English
- Cover; NYANSAPO (THE WISDOM KNOT): Toward an African Philosophy of Education; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; OVERVIEW; WHY AKAN FOR THE CASE STUDY?; THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK; BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY; METAPHOR OF NYANSAPO (THE WISDOM KNOT); SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY; BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY; PURPOSE OF THE STUDY; LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY; ORGANIZATION OF THE BOOK; SUMMARY; CHAPTER TWO African Philosophy of Education; INTRODUCTION; DEFINING AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY; AFRICAN EDUCATION; PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION; HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN GHANA
- AFRICAN SOCIALIZATION PROCESSCHILD REARING AND SOCIALIZATION IN AKAN; INDIGENOUS AKAN EDUCATION; AFRICAN RELIGION; FOLKTALES (AKAN ""SPIDER STORIES""); PROVERBS; AKAN ART AND SYMBOLS; SUMMARY; CHAPTER THREE Research Methodology; INTRODUCTION; POPULATION; SAMPLE SELECTION; DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES; PILOT STUDY; THE ARAN RESEARCHER AND GAINING ACCESS; USE OF THE AKAN LANGUAGE; DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION; RESEARCH SCENARIOS; AT THE PALACE; SUMMARY; CHAPTER FOUR Data Presentation; INTRODUCTION; THEMES AND CATEGORIES; THE VEHICLES OF AKAN INDIGENOUS PHILOSOPHIES
- AKAN MUSIC: HIGHLIFE AND TRADITIONAL FOLK MUSICPROVERBS AND SYMBOLS; RIDDLES; TRADITIONAL SYSTEM OF ARBITRATION; PREPAREDNESS TO REVIVE AKAN INDIGENOUS PHILOSOPHIES; FACTORS MILITATING AGAINST THE REVIVAL OF AKAN INDIGENOUS PHILOSOPHIES; SUGGESTED PROGRAMS TO RESTORE AKAN INDIGENOUS PHILOSOPHIES; SUMMARY; CHAPTER FIVE Discussion and Interpretation of Findings; INTRODUCTION; DISCUSSION OF THE FINDINGS; CHAPTER SIX Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations; SUMMARY OF THE STUDY; CONCLUSIONS; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PRACTICE; FOR FURTHER RESEARCH; CONCLUDING REMARKS; Bibliography; Appendices
- APPENDIX A: Definition of TermsAPPENDIX B: Description of Participants; Index