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Indigenous Conceptions of Civic Education

Reinventing The Past

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Contemporary Issues in African Sciences and Science Education

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Addressing issues related to direct and structural violence in the world has been a daunting challenge for decades. In the world today, many theorists and governments view civic education as a tool that can promote social cohesion and sound democratic practices, thereby promoting peace. In Indigenous cultures, civic education was and still is, conceptualized as that which promotes harmony among people and harmony with nature. Whether Indigenous or otherwise, civic education’s main objective is ideally to promote that which is good for all humanity. This being the case, is it possible, then, to synthesize conventional Western knowledge and Indigenous ways of knowing to address injustices in today’s society? This question is addressed later in this chapter.

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  1. Wangui Mburu
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  1. University of Education, Winneba, Ghana

    Akwasi Asabere-Ameyaw

  2. University of Toronto, Canada

    George J. Sefa Dei

  3. University of Education, Winneba, Ghana

    Kolawole Raheem

  4. University of Education, Winneba, Ghana

    Jophus Anamuah-Mensah

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Mburu, W. (2012). Indigenous Conceptions of Civic Education. In: Asabere-Ameyaw, A., Dei, G.J.S., Raheem, K., Anamuah-Mensah, J. (eds) Contemporary Issues in African Sciences and Science Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-702-8_11

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