Contemporary voices from the margin : African educators on African and American education

Traditionally, American educators and communities have looked to Europe and Asia for ideas for rethinking and reforming education for America's diverse children. This book, Contemporary Voices from the Margin: African Educators on African and American Education, brings together new voices of di...

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Other Authors Ukpokodu, Omiunota Nelly (Editor), Ukpokodu, Peter (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2012]
SeriesContemporary perspectives on voices from the margin.
Subjects
Education > Africa > Cross-cultural studies.
Education > United States > Cross-cultural studies.
Education > Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects.
Education.
Philosophy and theory of education.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806615308
DOI10.1108/978-1-61735-797-8
Physical Description1 online resource (xv, 368 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Voices and insights on contemporary education / Omiunota N. Ukpokodu and Peter Ukpokodu
  • Chapter 1. African indigenous education: Formal and informal / Peter Ukpokodu
  • Chapter 2. African education through the arts / Akosua O. Addo
  • Chapter 3. African traditional education and citizenship development / Lewis Asimeng-Boahene
  • Chapter 4. Islamic cultural socialization and education in nigeria / Omiunota N. Ukpokodu and Beverly Mack
  • Chapter 5. Children and cultural socialization across two nations (kenya and the U.S.) / Lydiah Nganga
  • Chapter 6. Perspectives on k-12 learning and teacher preparation in East Africa / Teresa A. Wasonga
  • Chapter 7. Harambee populism, social change, and modern education in Kenya / Alfred T. Kisubi
  • Chapter 8. Perspectives on public education in Kenya and the U.S. / Lydiah Nganga and John Kambutu
  • Chapter 9. Disability within the African culture / Michael Eskay
  • Chapter 10. Cultural socialization and primary educational perspectives in three East African countries / Mary Oling-Sisay
  • Chapter 11. Transformative leadership at the starehe boys' centre and school in Kenya / Peter O. Ojiambo
  • Chapter 12. Educational transformation in South Africa / Peter Ukpokodu and Omiunota N. Ukpokodu
  • Chapter 13. A comparative study of U.S. Inner-city and Kenyan rural and slum schools / Alfred Taligoola Kisubi
  • Chapter 14. African-born teachers' perspectives about American urban education / Omiunota N. Ukpokodu
  • Chapter 15. Seeing, teaching, and leading in an American urban public school / Martin Ngom
  • Chapter 16. Preparing teachers for diversity education in a lily-white community / John Kambutu and Lydiah Nganga
  • About the contributors.

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