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| Title: |
Spirituality in African Education: issues, contentions and contestations from a Ghanaian case study |
| Author: |
Dei, George J. Sefa |
| Appeared in: |
international journal of children's spirituality |
| Paging: | Volume 7 (2002) nr. 1 pages 37-56 |
| Year: |
2002-04-01 |
| Contents: |
This article explores Ghanaian educators' and students' understandings of spirituality and its role and implications in education. Using a Ghanaian case study of two selected school sites, the article addresses local conceptions and responses to educational reform initiatives and the specific implications of spirituality and values in education. In particular, the article examines how students and teachers employ local meanings of self, personhood, and the individual identifications with the group/collective to promote learning and teaching. Attention is paid to understanding what it means to teach and learn culture, history, and spirituality within a holistic paradigm. The article also highlights contestations in educators' and students' views regarding the place of spiritual and religious values in the educational system. It is argued that educational change will emerge from understandings of the goal and purpose of education as pursued through educators' and students' teaching and learning practices. |
| Publisher: |
Routledge |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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