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Poetry Expressed: Dance Diversity in the African Subcontinent--Perceptions, Misperceptions, and Preservation (with a Focus on the Ivory Coast and Mali)
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Doumbia, Kadidia – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2013
In this article, the author explains how African dances are created in many social venues as a form of communicating within specific societies. However, from her travels, she has discovered that there are many misconceptions outside of the continent, and many people who view African dances as exotic or as only entertainment. The article discusses…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Dance, African Studies, Misconceptions
The University of Sankore at Timbuctoo: A Neglected Achievement in Black Intellectual History.
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Clarke, John Henrik – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1977
From the fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries, the University of Sankore at Timbuctoo was the intellectual center of Africa. The life of Ahmed Baba, last chancellor of the university, is an example of the range and depth of West African intellectual activity before the colonial era. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Educational History, Higher Education
An Approach to Naturalistic Evaluation: A Study of the Social Implications of an International Development Project.
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Lee, Rebecca A.; Shute, J. C. M. – Evaluation Review, 1991
A naturalistic approach to evaluation is illustrated through the description of the evaluation of a small-scale agricultural project in a village in Mali, West Africa. The evaluation considered program impact as well as the quality of the conclusions drawn using the illuminative model of evaluation. (SLD)
Descriptors: African Culture, Agriculture, Developing Nations, Developmental Programs
The Epic of Sundiata: Using African Literature in the Classroom.
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Sullivan, Margaret Lo Piccolo – Social Education, 1998
Discusses the "Epic of Sundiata" which chronicles the rise of the Empire of Mali in the grasslands of northwestern Africa in the 13th century. This work is a compelling drama that bears comparison to such other hero tales as "The Iliad" and the Arthurian legend. Includes suggested teaching activities. (MJP)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, African Literature, Cultural Context