The Dynamics of African Indigenous Knowledge Systems; A Sustainable Alternative for Livelihoods in Southern Africa

ISBN-13: 9781433187575 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 252 str.

Christopher Ndlovu;Edward Shizha

Opis

This book discusses the pivotal role and importance of African indigenous knowledge systems (AIKS) in promoting, enhancing and sustaining livelihoods in Africa. The argument of the book is that AIKS are of prime importance in the betterment of sustainable livelihoods of people particularly in the rural communities in Africa. The book analyzes the use of AIKS with the objective of making it more acceptable and applicable to the mainstream educational and developmental agendas and programs in Africa. A significant contribution of this book is the promotion of AIKS to increase their visibility in the mainstream knowledge spaces and sustainable use to improve the quality of life and the betterment of livelihoods in Africa, especially in the communal areas where Eurocentric scientific practices are cost prohibitive. This book is geared towards developmental professionals, academic scholars, students, policy makers, researchers and the public who are interested in the field of AIKS and sustainable development in rural communities. The book is based on interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches that incorporate the fields of agriculture, cultural and indigenous studies, development studies, education, geography, political science and sociology. Its multidisciplinary approach is of significance to readers as it encompasses perspectives on the multidimensionality and complexities of indigenous knowledges and sustainable community livelihoods and development.

Spis treści

Preface - Acknowledgements - List of Abbreviations - Edward Shizha/Christopher Ndlovu: Introduction: The Dynamics of Indigenous Knowledges and Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa - Edward Shizha: Mainstreaming and Investing in Indigenous Knowledge Epistemologies for Sustainable Livelihoods - Shepherd Ndondo/Christopher Ndlovu: Buttressing Sustainable Security Systems through African Indigenous Epistemologies - Mandlenkosi Ndlovu: Harnessing Indigenous Conflict Resolution Processes in Building Sustainable Communities - Roland Moyo/ Christopher Ndlovu/Edward Shizha: Participation of Diasporas in Building Sustainable Communities in Zimbabwe: Implementation of Ubuntu Philosophy - Tinashe Pikirai: The Role of African Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Sustainable Adaptation to Climate Change - Keith Phiri: Understanding Climate Change Adaptation for Increased Productivity and Sustainability in Southern African Communities: A Review - Emily Mangwaya/Ezron Mangwaya: Implementing Indigenous Knowledge Systems for Sustainable Learning in African Primary Schools - Nhlanhla Mkwelie/Ntandoyenkosi Satamwe/Edward Shizha: Integration of Indigenous Mathematical Knowledge into the Mathematics Education for Sustainable Learning - Mlungisi Moyo: Embedding Sustainability and Ubuntu Philosophy in the Learning of Learners with Disruptive Behaviours - Otildah S. Ndlovu/Nathan Moyo: Language of Instruction Imbroglio in the Post- colonial School Curriculum (Zimbabwe Curriculum Framework, 2015- 2020): The Obstacle to Sustainable Learning - Christopher Ndlovu/Mgcini Moyo: Indigenous Knowledge Systems and the Agricultural Curriculum for Sustainable Development in Zimbabwe - Contributors.

O autorze

Christopher Ndlovu has a PhD in Science Education from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and is currently a Senior Lecturer and Chairperson in the Department of Educational Foundations at Lupane State University in Zimbabwe. He has published 9 research papers and a book chapter.

Edward Shizha has a PhD in Sociology of Education from the University of Alberta in Canada and is a Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada. He has published 12 books and several chapters and articles on indigenous knowledges and their incorporation in education in Africa.