The 21st Century Educated African Person and the Loss of Africans’ Educational Identity: Towards an Afro Education Model

Wycliffe Amukowa and Caroline Vihenda Ayuya

Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2013, vol. 2

Abstract: Africa like other parts of the world strongly believes in the axiom of education per excellence, that is, African nations share in the vision of education as a pivot for social change and integrated development. However review of literature shows a discontent from some African scholars over the practice of Western formal education on the Continent of Africa. This discontent stems from the belief that Western formal education destroys Africa; resulting into the loss of Africans’ educational identity, underdevelopment, moral decadence and cultural erosion. Several concerns emerge in the light of this discontent: 1).What is Education? 2).Who is an educated person? 3) Who is responsible for Africans loss of educational identity? This paper engages a critical appraisal and review of this discontent with the intentions of arriving at an understanding of the 21st Century educated African Person and proposes an educational model for Africa in this regard.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2013.v2n1p269

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