Research has shown that people with disabilities (PWDs) are significantly disadvantaged within the areas of school enrolment, educational attainment, and learning, particularly in developing countries. In Ghana, the Inclusive Education (IE) Policy was established in 2006 to ensure the full participation of all PWDs in schools. The purpose of this…

Soka (value creating) education is a Japanese concept propounded by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and further developed by Josei Toda and Daisaku Ikeda. This educational philosophy aims to foster individuals who can find meaning in their lives and contribute to the well-being of others to better society. Ubuntu, an African philosophy, espouses…

This book challenges educational discourse in relation to teaching about Africa at all levels of the education system in the Global North, with a specific case study focusing on the Republic of Ireland. The book provides an interrogation of the proliferation of negative imagery of and messages about African people and African countries and the…

If an educator is to take a critical stance, teach students to do the same, and design lessons that engage students in thoughtful discussions and actions surrounding issues of social justice, then discussions of politics, race, culture, economics and systems of power are crucial to this work, and the use of hip-hop is a worthwhile endeavour. In…

This book critically reinterprets several key educational frameworks and recommends integrating the historical, cultural, political, and developmental considerations of the African American experience into a unified system of instruction, highlighting practices that already exist and linking them to contemporary ideas and innovations concerning…

An annotated list of current films, filmstrips, slide/tape presentations and organizations dealing specifically with Africa is presented. The material is appropriate for a study of human rights issues in South Africa. (KC)

This article presents eight letters written by young South Africans which describe what they think United States students should learn about their country. (JDH)

Surveys educational development in Nigeria during the 1970s with emphasis on changes in educational objectives and administration since the colonial period, the role of education in Nigeria's drive for modernity, the rationale of educational planning, education and economic growth, educational goals, and constraints on innovation (poverty, lack of…

Reviews the development of a curriculum studies infrastructure in Africa with particular emphasis on support and encouragement given to curriculum development in developing nations by developed nations. (DB)

An approach is presented for incorporating Afro-Hispanic literature into traditional Spanish courses on all levels of foreign language instruction; both prose and poetry are treated. A bibliography with materials suited for professionals who are either familiar or unfamiliar with Afro-Hispanic literature is presented. (SW)

A description is given of an in-service course or workshop on the subject of the mathematics developed by the peoples of Africa and other cultures in the course of their daily lives. (MP)

Six articles in this feature section emphasize the value of African dance in all levels of education. The articles address aspects of African dance ranging from its historical and philosophical underpinnings to applications from the elementary to the college level. (SM)

This Powerpoint presentation argues that the problems encountered in implementing African-centered curriculum into the university composition classroom attest to the need for African centered education in kindergarten through university level educational institutions. The solution of the problem of African American students' disproportionate…

The attempt by many urban school districts to develop African curricula creates a dilemma, because it usually places an African-centered program in a multicultural curriculum that is centered in the European-American educational tradition. Currently, some elements of an African and African-centered curriculum may be found in the multicultural…

Summaries and recommendations of a conference to ascertain the research and curriculum needs for focusing on cultural heritage education in Africa are presented. Specific presentations, which are summarized in this report, centered on the place of the cultural heritage in the school curriculum, cultural resources and themes worthy of inclusion in…