African Traditional Oral Literature and Visual Cultures as Pedagogical Tools in Diverse Classroom Contexts

ISBN-13: 9781641132510 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 226 str.

Asimeng-Boahene, Lewis

Opis

Examines how educational policy makers, curriculum developers, educators, learners and social activists can utilize the hitherto untapped rich resource of African traditional oral literature and visual cultures. These are epistemological reservoirs and invaluable pedagogical tools in the delivery of content in the classrooms of the present global village.

Spis treści

• Acknowledgements.
• Introduction.
• Voices, Insights and the future on African traditional oral literature and visual cultures
• Sankofa: Re-crafting African Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Culturally Conscious Classroom Contexts
• Recognizing and celebrating the cultural capital of cultural minority students in North American classrooms as empowering tools for academic success
• LIBATION: Pedagogical tool for Health and Social Education
• Rethinking traditional beliefs:Exploring ways to eradicate the stigma, segregation and violence against women accused of witchcraft in Ghana
• A case for African traditional literature in children’s education
• African Traditional Moonlight tales: A culturally relevant tool for discussing social issues with children
• African Music and Dance: Instructional Strategy for Global Education
• Cultural, ritualistic and pedagogical symbolism of the Morse Codes of ancient Africa in diverse learning environments: The Ikoro & Ekwe as typologies and agencies of non-verbal communication among the Igbo of Eastern Nigeria
• Examining the Roles of Modern Queen Mothers in Preserving the Cultural Heritage of the Akans of Ghana: Pedagogical Implications
• Adinkra Symbolism of Ghana: Pedagogical Implications for Schooling and Education
• Back to our roots: Using Puberty rites of the Akans of Ghana as Cultural Tools for promoting Traditional Ideals of Womanhood in Classroom Contexts
• Accentuating The Importance Of Traditional Festivals As Veritable Teaching Tools In Global Classroom Settings
• About the Contributors.