African Indigenous Knowledge and the Disciplines

✍ Scribed by Gloria Emeagwali, George J. Sefa Dei (eds.)

Publisher: SensePublishers
Year: 2014
Tongue: English
Leaves: 187
Series: Anti-Colonial Educational Perspectives for Transformative Change
Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Intersections between Africa’s Indigenous Knowledge Systems and History....Pages 1-17
Indigenous Distillation in Northeastern Nigeria and the Production of Argi ....Pages 19-21
Traditional Brewing Technique in Northern Nigeria....Pages 23-28
Traditional Tannery and Dyeing (Yirie) Methods....Pages 29-33
Terracing and Agriculture in Central Nigeria with a Focus on Yil Ngas....Pages 35-43
Ancient Terraces on Highland Fringes South of the Chad Basin....Pages 45-61
Creative Geometric Thought and Endogenous Knowledge Production....Pages 63-82
Indigenous Traditional Medicine in Ghana....Pages 83-93
African Traditional Medicine (TM) and Social Movements in Nigeria....Pages 95-98
Art Education....Pages 99-111
Indigenous Knowledge Systems and the Curriculum....Pages 113-129
Learning Mathematics in English at Basic Schools....Pages 131-164
Indigenizing the School Curriculum....Pages 165-180

✦ Subjects

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