The Palgrave Handbook of African Education and Indigenous Knowledge
This handbook explores the evolution of African education in historical perspectives as well as the development within its three systems–Indigenous, Islamic, and Western education models—and how African societies have maintained and changed their approach
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The Palgrave Handbook of African Education and Indigenous Knowledge
Jamaine M. Abidogun · Toyin Falola Editors
The Palgrave Handbook of African Education and Indigenous Knowledge
Editors Jamaine M. Abidogun Department of History Missouri State University Springfield, MO, USA
Toyin Falola Department of History University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX, USA
ISBN 978-3-030-38276-6 ISBN 978-3-030-38277-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38277-3 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Thomas Cockrem/Alamy Stock Photo This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
To Professor Koya Ogen Former Provost, Adeyemi College of Education He represents dedicated educators across Africa
Foreword
It is not always the case that book authors or editors deliver on what is promised in the synopsis. This work establishes an important learning: “African Education is a complex configuration of Indigenous, Islamic or Muslim, and Western education systems representing in many ways … a multi-tiered system with Indigenous education as its center and Islamic or Muslim and Western education acting as official nation-state systems” (Editors’ Introduction). The book brings a much needed global Africana perspective to the study of African education and Indigenous knowledge, strengthened with contributions from varied academic disciplines and authors situated in different geographic locations and comprising of both African scholars and Africanists. The collection ushers in a very comprehensive overview of African education and cultural knowledge systems from antiquity to the p
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