Nyansapo (the wisdom knot) : toward an African philosophy of education / / Kwadwo A. Okrah

• Autore: Okrah K. Asafo-Agyei
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (135 p.)
• Disciplina: 199/.667
• Soggetto topico: Akan (African people) - Education; Philosophy, Akan; Education - Africa - Philosophy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-107) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: This study examines the issues of indigenous philosophies, which are embedded in different aspects of the socialization process among the Akan of Ghana.
• Titolo autorizzato: Nyansapo (the wisdom knot)
• ISBN: 1-135-93802-4; 0-415-86109-8; 1-280-05932-X; 0-203-46389-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451198703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: African studies (Routledge (Firm))