Education and Epistemicide in Africa: Towards an Ubuntu-Based Comprehensive Model of Education

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Author(s): Jeanine Ntihirageza (Northeastern Illinois University, USA)and Aissetu Ibrahima (Northeastern Illinois University, USA)
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 19
Source title: Handbook of Research on Protecting and Managing Global Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Rendani Tshifhumulo (University of Venda, South Africa)and Tshimangadzo Justice Makhanikhe (University of Venda, South Africa)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7492-8.ch015

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Knowledge Management / Library & Information Science

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Epistemicide is the exclusion or elimination of indigenous knowledge systems at the expense of the imperious, domineering, and colonial knowledge systems. To combat epistemicide in Africa and liberate the minds of the current generation, the authors propose a comprehensive ubuntu based model of education. This model suggests four interrelated strategies of liberation: 1) decolonization, 2) revalorization, 3) revitalization, and 4) construction and creation (DRRC) of knowledge. This chapter examines the contextual and conceptual background of education in Africa through a historical lens, provides a detailed description of the proposed model, and outlines some potential implementation challenges.

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