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Spirituality has been a contentious topic in education, let alone as a philosophy or research tool. In recent times, different authors have examined different ways that spirituality may be incorporated in education (Elton-Chalcraft, 2002; Holzer, 2002; Miller, 1994). Other authors have continued to voice their concern regarding the silencing of spirituality in higher education and, in particular, its absence as a research tool (Dillard et al., 2000; hooks, 2003). In this chapter, I argue that there is need to create space for spirituality in our research projects. However, the type of spiritual tools or methodology will depend on each person’s spiritual practices and it is for that reason that I turn to the ancient wisdom of the Indigenous peoples of Africa to explore spiritual practices and, in particular, how the philosophical aspects of spirituality may be incorporated in research praxis.
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Wane, N.N. (2011). Spirituality. In: Wane, N.N., Manyimo, E.L., Ritskes, E.J. (eds) Spirituality, Education & Society. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-603-8_5
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