Towards authentic African higher education based on African epistemology

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dc.contributor.authorNicolaides, Angelo
dc.contributor.authorSteyn, Jéan
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dc.date.accessioned2025-12-05T06:41:18Z
dc.date.available2025-12-05T06:41:18Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentNamePhilosophy & Applied Ethics
dc.description.abstractAim The purpose of this article is to challenge the notion that a largely Eurocentric education is the best one for African universities. It is not by any means suggested that Eurocentric notions should be discounted, but rather that African education should be devoid of any form of subordination and be allowed to assume its rightful equal place and space, in an interconnected global education arena alongside a range of epistemologies and ontologies. Methods A literature review was conducted on the topic and the researchers surveyed scholarly articles, books, and other sources relevant to the area of research. The review conducted to a lesser or greater extent enumerates, describes, summarizes, issues relating to the theme. Results Knowledge should be sought for its value to communities through individuals and it should perpetually produce sensible, empathetic, and responsible citizens. African education must inter alia reflect a multiplicity of perspectives and notions that are grounded on local knowledge. Conclusion The existing form of Eurocentric university education in Africa certainly has defects when viewed Afro-centrically. Originality Decades after the demise of colonialism [if it has in fact ended], African universities still embrace a Eurocentric epistemological paradigm and are for the most part consciously or unconsciously disparaging or ignoring Indigenous African knowledge systems. This is far from liberating, and it is argued in a novel way that what is required is a vigorous promotion of African scholarship which is infused with African values, philosophies and knowledge that can also be promoted to our erstwhile colonisers and others.
dc.facultyFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
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dc.identifier.citationNicolaides, A. and Steyn, J., 2023. Towards authentic African higher education based on African epistemology. Journal of Education, Culture, and Society, 14(2), pp.116-128.
dc.identifier.issn2081-1640
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10530/58502
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dc.issuenumber14 / 2
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dc.language.isoen
dc.pages116 - 128
dc.peerreviewedYes
dc.publisherFundacja Pro Scientia Publica
dc.subjectEpistemology
dc.subjectAfrocentric
dc.subjectColonialism
dc.subjectEurocentric
dc.subjectReductionist ideology
dc.subjectPluralit
dc.titleTowards authentic African higher education based on African epistemology
dc.title.journalJournal of Education Culture and Society
dc.typeJournal Article
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