Multidisciplinary Knowledge Production And Research Methods In Sub Saharan Africa

Author : Tobias Marevesa,Ernest Jakaza,Esther Mavengano
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783031355318

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Multidisciplinary Knowledge Production and Research Methods in Sub-Saharan Africa by Tobias Marevesa,Ernest Jakaza,Esther Mavengano Pdf

This book, Multidisciplinary Knowledge Production and Research Methods in Sub-Saharan Africa: Language, Literature and Religion, contributes to the polemical conversations about existing architectures of knowledge and research practices in postcolonial sub-Saharan Africa. It creates an academic platform for multi-interdisciplinary research that brings to the fore inspiring efforts to break away from long-standing disciplinary bordering thinking and practices in modern-day sub-Saharan Africa. This distinctive edited collection is a valuable resource for scholars, researchers and students of multi-interdisciplinary research across the globe. The volume also promotes wide-ranging research focused on how to address complexities which hamper the promise of multi-interdisciplinary research in contemporary sub-Saharan African contexts. It provides thought-provoking perspectives on academic conversations about the uniqueness of embracing multidisciplinary research. The traditional methods of interpretation are challenged by the radical emerging demand to shift from a mono-disciplinary thinking to a cross-disciplinary epistemic endeavour in order to successfully address unfolding problematic realities that demand the pursuit of novel heuristic terrains.

Author : Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811366352

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Indigenous Knowledge and Education in Africa by Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu Pdf

This open access book presents a strong philosophical, theoretical and practical argument for the mainstreaming of indigenous knowledge in curricula development, and in teaching and learning across the African continent. Since the dawn of political independence in Africa, there has been an ongoing search for the kind of education that will create a class of principled and innovative citizens who are sensitive to and committed to the needs of the continent. When indigenous or environment-generated knowledge forms the basis of learning in classrooms, learners are able to immediately connect their education with their lived reality. The result is much introspection, creativity and innovation across fields, sectors and disciplines, leading to societal transformation. Drawing on several theoretical assertions, examples from a wide range of disciplines, and experiences gathered from different continents at different points in history, the book establishes that for education to trigger the necessary transformation in Africa, it should be constructed on a strong foundation of learners’ indigenous knowledge. The book presents a distinct and uncharted pathway for Africa to advance sustainably through home-grown and grassroots based ideas, leading to advances in science and technology, growth of indigenous African business and the transformation of Africans into conscious and active participants in the continent’s progress. Indigenous Knowledge and Education in Africa is of interest to educators, entrepreneurs, policymakers, researchers and individuals engaged in finding sustainable and strategic solutions to regional and global advancement.

Author : Nico Cloete,Peter Maassen
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781920677862

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Knowledge Production and Contradictory Functions in African Higher Education by Nico Cloete,Peter Maassen Pdf

The dominant global discourse in higher education now focuses on world-class universities inevitably located predominantly in North America, Europe and, increasingly, East Asia. The rest of the world, including Africa, is left to play catch-up. But that discourse should focus rather on the tensions, even contradictions, between excellence and engagement with which all universities must grapple. Here the African experience has much to offer the high-participation and generously resourced systems of the so-called developed world. This book offers a critical review of that experience, and so makes a major contribution to our understanding of higher education.

Author : Esther Mavengano,Isaac Mhute
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783031428838

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Sub-Saharan Political Cultures of Deceit in Language, Literature, and the Media, Volume II by Esther Mavengano,Isaac Mhute Pdf

This two-volume set charts a cross-disciplinary discursive terrain that proffers rich insights about deceit in contemporary postcolonial Sub-Saharan African politics. In an attempt to produce a nuanced and multifaceted academic dialoguing platform, the two volumes have a particular focus on the aspects of treachery, fear of difference (oppositional politics), and discourses/semiotics of mis/self-representation. The major aim of the proposed volumes is to contribute toward the often problematised conversations about the unfolding (post)colonial Sub-Saharan world which is topical in decolonial and Pan-African studies.The volumes seek to place political thinking and postcolonial political systems under the scholarly gaze with the view to highlight and enhance the participation of African cross-disciplinary scholarship in the postcolonial political processes of the continent. Most significantly, it is through such probing of the limitations of our own disciplinary perspectives which can help us appreciate the complexity of the postcolonial Sub-Saharan African politics. The first volume uses Zimbabwe as a case study, while the second volume examines postcolonial politics in Sub-Saharan Africa more broadly.The first volume uses Zimbabwe as a case study, while the second volume examines postcolonial politics in Sub-Saharan Africa more broadly.The first volume uses Zimbabwe as a case study, while the second volume examines postcolonial politics in Sub-Saharan Africa more broadly.

Author : Andre Kraak
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Education
ISBN : 0796919607

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Changing Modes by Andre Kraak Pdf

This book examines the influence of an important body of international literature on the development of post-apartheid policies in higher education and training and in science and technology. The book also examines a related phenomenon, the so-called 'massification' and democratisation of higher education world-wde over the past two decades.

Author : Collen Sabao,Esther Mavengano
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781040039748

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Language Matters in Contemporary Zimbabwe by Collen Sabao,Esther Mavengano Pdf

Speaking to a broader global preoccupation with the state of languages and language development, this book considers issues surrounding the diverse languages, linguistic communities, and cultures of Zimbabwe. Reflecting on Shona, Xitsonga, Sotho, Xhosa, Tjwao, Nambya, IsiNdebele, Nyanja, Tshivenda, English and Braille, the book uncovers both the internal and external factors that impact language structures, language use and language ideologies across the country. The book considers how colonial legacies and contemporary language domination and minoritisation have led to language endangerment. It considers the fate of communities whose languages are marginalised and, in the process, poses questions on what can and should be done to preserve Zimbabwean languages. The authors' offerings range across subjects as diverse as music, linguistic innovation, education, human rights, literature, language politics and language policy, in order to build a rich and nuanced picture of language matters in the country. Coming at a critical moment of increasing mobility, migration, cultural plurality and globalisation, this book will be an important resource for researchers across African literature, linguistics, communication, policy and politics.

Author : International Livestock Centre for Africa
Publisher : ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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ILCA Project Protocals 1994 Portfolio by International Livestock Centre for Africa Pdf

Author : Hamid H. Kazeroony,Agata Stachowicz-Stanusch,Wolfgang Amann
Publisher : IAP
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781641137683

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Advancing African Knowledge Management and Education by Hamid H. Kazeroony,Agata Stachowicz-Stanusch,Wolfgang Amann Pdf

This book is designed to serve management scholars and educators in Africa, African Diaspora, and those interested in advancing African knowledge management and research or re-examining the management domain from African perspectives. Target markets for this book are: • Postgraduates • Specialist academic researchers • Specialist industry researchers • African management researchers • African management diaspora teaching, researching, and re-examining African management using African approaches

Author : Ali A. Abdi,Greg William Misiaszek
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 611 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030863432

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The Palgrave Handbook on Critical Theories of Education by Ali A. Abdi,Greg William Misiaszek Pdf

This handbook brings together a range of global perspectives in the field of critical studies in education to illuminate multiple ways of knowing, learning, and teaching for social wellbeing, justice, and sustainability. The handbook covers areas such as critical thought systems of education, critical race (and racialization) theories of education, critical international/global citizenship education, and critical studies in education and literacy studies. In each section, the chapter authors illuminate the current state of the field and probe more inclusive ways to achieve multicentric knowledge and learning possibilities.

Author : Cloete, Nico,Bunting, Ian
Publisher : African Minds
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781928331872

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Research Universities in Africa by Cloete, Nico,Bunting, Ian Pdf

From the early 2000s, a new discourse emerged, in Africa and the international donor community, that higher education was important for development in Africa. Within this ‘zeitgeist’ of converging interests, a range of agencies agreed that a different, collaborative approach to linking higher education to development was necessary. This led to the establishment of the Higher Education Research and Advocacy Network in Africa (Herana) to concentrate on research and advocacy about the possible role and contribution of universities to development in Africa. This book is the final publication to emerge from the Herana project. The project has also published more than 100 articles, chapters, reports, manuals and datasets, and many presentations have been delivered to share insights gained from the work done by Herana. Given its prolific dissemination, it seems reasonable to ask whether this fourth and final publication will offer the reader anything new. This book is certainly different from previous publications in several respects. First, it is the only book to include an analysis of eight African universities based on the full 15 years of empirical data collected by the project. Second, previous books and reports were published mid-project. This book has benefited from an extended gestation period allowing the authors and contributors to reflect on the project without the distractions associated with managing and participating in a large-scale project. For the first time, some of those who have been involved in Herana since its inception have had the opportunity to at least make an attempt to see part of the wood for the trees. Different does not necessarily mean new. An emphasis on the ‘newness’ of the data and perspectives presented in this book is important because it shows that it is more than a historical record of a donor-funded project. Rather, each chapter in this book brings, to a lesser or greater extent, something new to our understanding of universities, research and development in Africa.

Author : Nelson Casimiro Zavale,Christian Schneijderberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Education
ISBN : 1032465212

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University and Academics' Societal Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa by Nelson Casimiro Zavale,Christian Schneijderberg Pdf

This book gives a comprehensive account of the patterns of university and academics' societal engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), considering knowledge production and the resulting outputs and benefits. It is valuable reading for academics studying higher education and development, science, innovation studies and sociology of education.

Author : Emma Mawdsley,Elsje Fourie,Wiebe Nauta
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429859823

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Researching South-South Development Cooperation by Emma Mawdsley,Elsje Fourie,Wiebe Nauta Pdf

Over the last two decades the expanding role of Southern countries as development partners has led to tectonic shifts in global development ideas, practices, norms and actors. Researchers are faced with new questions around identity, power and positionality in global development. Researching South-South Development Cooperation examines this rapidly growing and complex phenomenon, asking to what extent existing assumptions, conceptual frameworks and definitions of 'development' need to be reframed in the context of researching this new landscape. This interdisciplinary book draws on voices from across the Global South and North to explore the epistemological and related methodological challenges and opportunities associated with researching South-South development cooperation, asking what these trends mean for the politics of knowledge production. Chapters are interspersed with shorter vignettes, which aim to share examples from first-hand participation in and observation of South-South development cooperation initiatives. This book will be of interest to anyone conducting research on development in the Global South, whether they are a practitioner or policy maker, or a student or researcher in politics, international development, area studies, or international relations.

Author : Dennis Ocholla
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031590535

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Information, Knowledge, and Technology for Teaching and Research in Africa by Dennis Ocholla Pdf

Author : Eileen Kane
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Education
ISBN : 0821334530

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Seeing for Yourself by Eileen Kane Pdf

This handbook provides information to help the policymaker or educator understand the research process in order to study problems and opportunities associated with the education of girls in Africa. In Africa, girls account for only 57% of the school-age population. They are more likely to drop out of school and to score lower on the examinations that determine their enrollment at postprimary levels. Research into the education of girls has the potential to improve their opportunities, and to raise the educational level of society in African countries. The purpose of research is outlined, and steps in planning a research project are defined. The discussion of the planning phase includes a discussion of sampling and sample size selection. Part III of this manual reviews the basic tools of the social science researcher. Literature reviews, techniques such as surveys and interviews, and qualitative research are described. A final section considers working with research findings and using the results. Appendixes present a sample research outline, an example data grid, and a list of some research instruments commonly used in the study of education of girls. Suggested readings are listed with each chapter. (Contains 36 figures, 50 tables, 33 illustrative boxes, and 104 references.) (SLD)

Author : Andreas Blom,George Lan,Mariam Adil
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781464807015

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Sub-Saharan African Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Research by Andreas Blom,George Lan,Mariam Adil Pdf

This book analyzes Africa's current performance in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) research, as well as future trends. It looks at Africa's research performance over a decade, what it means for the continent's development and how it can benefit the growing number of young people who leave university each year looking for jobs. The book focuses on research output and citation impact, important indicators of the strength of a region's research enterprise. These indicators are correlated with the region's long-term development and important drivers of economic success. Moreover, research is a key ingredient for quality higher education. The research performance of these regions is compared to that of South Africa, Malaysia, and Vietnam; the latter two countries had a comparable research base to the SSA regions at the beginning of the period of analysis.