1st Edition

The Heartbeat of Indigenous Africa A Study of the Chagga Educational System

By R. Sambuli Mosha Copyright 2000
280 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge

Empowered by findings and insights from the wit and wisdom of the indigenous Chaga educational system, Dr. Mosha contends that an authentic educational program in Tanzania and elsewhere should be holistic in its unrelenting quest to educate the entire person: body, mind, and spirit. He provides a comprehensive description of the indigenous schooling process and its underlying fundamental virtues... Read more
Series Editors’ Foreword, Foreword, Acknowledgments, List of Maps, Introduction, CHAPTER 1. Indigenous African Worldview on Life and World, CHAPTER 2. Formators and Pedagogical Tools in Indigenous Education, CHAPTER 3. Reverence, Self-Control, and Silence, CHAPTER 4. Courage, Diligence in Work, and Communality, CHAPTER 5. A Reflection on Indigenous Education and on African Europocentric Education, CHAPTER 6. Reclaiming the Foundations of a Humanizing and Civilizing Educational System, Epilogue, Glossary, Bibliography, Index

Biography

R. Sambuli Mosha