The ARTS and civilization of black and African peoples Vol. 6: Black Civilization and Pedagogy
Date
1986
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Igamu,Lagos state: Centre for black and African Arts and civilization
Abstract
The Place and role of the humanities in Africa today; Education for a developing Liberia; Utilizing an African language for formal education: The Potential for a Nigerian example; Traditional methods of education in Africa: The Yoruba example; Black civilization and pedagogy: A Search for modern methods; Traditional systems of education in Senegambia; American higher education: A Training ground for African elites or African revolutionaries; Education and cultural control in traditional Kenya: A Case study of the Kipsigis; Pedagogic problems in Africa today; Traditional education in Sierra Leone: The Role of the major secret societies; Continuity and change: A challenge to African education
Description
As an event, FESTAC ’77 was indeed a tremendous undertaking. For observers both within and outside Africa, its most striking feature was the atmosphere of festivities. However, for the initiators of the plan for a World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture, and the organizers of FESTAC ’77, hosted by the Government of Nigeria in 1977, a major preoccupation was the need to document the record of Africa and peoples of African descent throughout the world, as contributors to the development of human civilization. The organizers of FESTAC ’77 and the participants were concerned with projecting a true understanding of African States and societies, and the inter relationships between various parts of the continent. They were equally concerned with Africa’s historical connections with the other continents, highlighting the mutual exchanges and multilateral influences that have characterized such connections. In the process, it was hoped, the contributions of Africa and peoples of African descent in other continents would receive due attention and recognition.