Questions and Answers
What is the foundation of African philosophy?
Cultural experience
How many debates are there about the meaning of African philosophy?
Two
Which of the following is NOT a tradition African educationists look at when examining the philosophy of African education?
Existentialism
What did colonialism in Africa provide the framework for?
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What is the goal of the African renaissance?
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What is the focus of the philosophy of Ghanaian education?
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Which of the following is NOT a critical issue of the philosophy of Ghanaian Education?
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What is the relevance of philosophy education in the African context?
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What does African philosophy of education lead to?
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How does African philosophy of education instill desirable qualities in children?
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Study Notes
- African philosophy is grounded in cultural experience.
- There are two debates about the meaning of African philosophy: academic sense and traditional world views.
- African educationists look at the philosophy of African education within Marxist, neo-Marxist, democratic liberalism, and analytical philosophy of education traditions.
- Colonialism in Africa provided the framework for the organised subjugation of the cultural, scientific and economic life of many on the African continent.
- The African renaissance seeks to demonstrate how indigenous African philosophies can be tapped as a foundational resource for the socio-educational transformation of the African continent.
- The philosophy of Ghanaian education seeks to address the problems related to education in Ghana.
- Free education, language policy of education, equity in education, teacher training, digital education, religious consciousness, 21st century skills, and special/inclusive education are critical issues of the philosophy of Ghanaian Education.
- The functions of philosophy education in the African context relate to its relevance and usefulness.
- African philosophy of education leads to the education for communal life.
- African philosophy of education instills desirable attitudes, dispositions, skills, and habits in children by means of recounting the oral traditions of the community.
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