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Nyansapo (the wisdom knot) : toward an African philosophy of education / / Kwadwo A. Okrah
| Nyansapo (the wisdom knot) : toward an African philosophy of education / / Kwadwo A. Okrah |
| Autore | Okrah K. Asafo-Agyei |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (135 p.) |
| Disciplina | 199/.667 |
| Collana | African studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Akan (African people) - Education
Philosophy, Akan Education - Africa - Philosophy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| 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 | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451198703321 |
Okrah K. Asafo-Agyei
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| New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nyansapo (the wisdom knot) : toward an African philosophy of education / / Kwadwo A. Okrah
| Nyansapo (the wisdom knot) : toward an African philosophy of education / / Kwadwo A. Okrah |
| Autore | Okrah K. Asafo-Agyei |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (135 p.) |
| Disciplina | 199/.667 |
| Collana | African studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Akan (African people) - Education
Philosophy, Akan Education - Africa - Philosophy |
| ISBN |
1-135-93801-6
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 | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783814003321 |
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Okrah K. Asafo-Agyei
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| New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nyansapo (the wisdom knot) : toward an African philosophy of education / / Kwadwo A. Okrah
| Nyansapo (the wisdom knot) : toward an African philosophy of education / / Kwadwo A. Okrah |
| Autore | Okrah K. Asafo-Agyei |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (135 p.) |
| Disciplina | 199/.667 |
| Collana | African studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Akan (African people) - Education
Philosophy, Akan Education - Africa - Philosophy |
| ISBN |
1-135-93801-6
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 | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809445903321 |
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Okrah K. Asafo-Agyei
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| New York, : Routledge, 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The University in Africa and Democratic Citizenship : Hothouse or Training Ground? / / Thierry M. Luescher-Mamashela, with Sam Kiiru ... [et al.]
| The University in Africa and Democratic Citizenship : Hothouse or Training Ground? / / Thierry M. Luescher-Mamashela, with Sam Kiiru ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, UK : , : Outside Africa, African Books Collective [distributor], , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (138 p.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KiiruSam
LuescherThierry M |
| Collana | Higher education and democracy |
| Soggetto topico |
Educational surveys - Africa
Democracy and education - Africa Higher education and state - Africa Education - Africa - Philosophy Education, Higher - Political aspects - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-21418-0
9786613214188 1-920355-69-3 1-920355-70-7 1-920355-68-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; The Project Group; Executive Summary; Chapter 1. HERANA Higher Education and Democracy: The Student Governance Surveys; 1.1 Project overview; 1.2 Analytical framework of the study; 1.3 Research questions; 1.4 Survey design and methods; 1.5 Overview of the report; Chapter 2. Background and Context: Three Countries, Universities and Student Bodies; 2.1 Governance in Kenya, South Africa, and Tanzania in internationalcomparison; 2.2 Democracy in Kenya, the University of Nairobi and student politics
2.3 Democracy in South Africa, the University of Cape Town and student politics2.4 Democracy in Tanzania, the University of Dar es Salaam and student politics; 2.5 Profile of the three student bodies; Chapter 3. Students' Demand for Democracy and Freedom; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Awareness of 'democracy'; 3.3 Preference for democracy over other regime types; 3.4 Demand for political freedoms; 3.5 Students as committed democrats?; 3.6 Summary and conclusion; Chapter 4. Students' Perception of the Supply of Democracy and Democratic Consolidation; 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Perception of the current regime4.3 Has multi-party democracy supplied more political freedoms?; 4.4 Students as transformative democrats?; 4.5 Summary and conclusion; Chapter 5. Students' Political Engagementand Behaviour; 5.1 Students' cognitive engagement with politics; 5.2 Students' political participation; 5.3 Students as active citizens?; 5.4 Summary and conclusion; Chapter 6. Student Politics and the University: Implications and Recommendations; 6.1 Overview of the findings; 6.2 Enhancing the university's training ground potential; References; Appendices; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457489503321 |
| Oxford, UK : , : Outside Africa, African Books Collective [distributor], , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The University in Africa and Democratic Citizenship : Hothouse or Training Ground? / / Thierry M. Luescher-Mamashela, with Sam Kiiru ... [et al.]
| The University in Africa and Democratic Citizenship : Hothouse or Training Ground? / / Thierry M. Luescher-Mamashela, with Sam Kiiru ... [et al.] |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, UK : , : Outside Africa, African Books Collective [distributor], , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (138 p.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KiiruSam
LuescherThierry M |
| Collana | Higher education and democracy |
| Soggetto topico |
Educational surveys - Africa
Democracy and education - Africa Higher education and state - Africa Education - Africa - Philosophy Education, Higher - Political aspects - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-21418-0
9786613214188 1-920355-69-3 1-920355-70-7 1-920355-68-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; The Project Group; Executive Summary; Chapter 1. HERANA Higher Education and Democracy: The Student Governance Surveys; 1.1 Project overview; 1.2 Analytical framework of the study; 1.3 Research questions; 1.4 Survey design and methods; 1.5 Overview of the report; Chapter 2. Background and Context: Three Countries, Universities and Student Bodies; 2.1 Governance in Kenya, South Africa, and Tanzania in internationalcomparison; 2.2 Democracy in Kenya, the University of Nairobi and student politics
2.3 Democracy in South Africa, the University of Cape Town and student politics2.4 Democracy in Tanzania, the University of Dar es Salaam and student politics; 2.5 Profile of the three student bodies; Chapter 3. Students' Demand for Democracy and Freedom; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Awareness of 'democracy'; 3.3 Preference for democracy over other regime types; 3.4 Demand for political freedoms; 3.5 Students as committed democrats?; 3.6 Summary and conclusion; Chapter 4. Students' Perception of the Supply of Democracy and Democratic Consolidation; 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Perception of the current regime4.3 Has multi-party democracy supplied more political freedoms?; 4.4 Students as transformative democrats?; 4.5 Summary and conclusion; Chapter 5. Students' Political Engagementand Behaviour; 5.1 Students' cognitive engagement with politics; 5.2 Students' political participation; 5.3 Students as active citizens?; 5.4 Summary and conclusion; Chapter 6. Student Politics and the University: Implications and Recommendations; 6.1 Overview of the findings; 6.2 Enhancing the university's training ground potential; References; Appendices; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910524691003321 |
| Oxford, UK : , : Outside Africa, African Books Collective [distributor], , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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