Nyansapo (the wisdom knot) toward an African philosophy of education

Cover; NYANSAPO (THE WISDOM KNOT): Toward an African Philosophy of Education; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; OVERVIEW; WHY AKAN FOR THE CASE STUDY?; THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK; BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY; METAPHOR OF NYANSAPO (THE WISDOM KNOT); SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY; BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY; PURPOSE OF THE STUDY; LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY; ORGANIZATION OF THE BOOK; SUMMARY; CHAPTER TWO African Philosophy of Education; INTRODUCTION; DEFINING AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY; AFRICAN EDUCATION; PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION; HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN GHANA AFRICAN SOCIALIZATION PROCESSCHILD REARING AND SOCIALIZATION IN AKAN; INDIGENOUS AKAN EDUCATION; AFRICAN RELIGION; FOLKTALES (AKAN ""SPIDER STORIES""); PROVERBS; AKAN ART AND SYMBOLS; SUMMARY; CHAPTER THREE Research Methodology; INTRODUCTION; POPULATION; SAMPLE SELECTION; DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES; PILOT STUDY; THE ARAN RESEARCHER AND GAINING ACCESS; USE OF THE AKAN LANGUAGE; DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION; RESEARCH SCENARIOS; AT THE PALACE; SUMMARY; CHAPTER FOUR Data Presentation; INTRODUCTION; THEMES AND CATEGORIES; THE VEHICLES OF AKAN INDIGENOUS PHILOSOPHIES AKAN MUSIC: HIGHLIFE AND TRADITIONAL FOLK MUSICPROVERBS AND SYMBOLS; RIDDLES; TRADITIONAL SYSTEM OF ARBITRATION; PREPAREDNESS TO REVIVE AKAN INDIGENOUS PHILOSOPHIES; FACTORS MILITATING AGAINST THE REVIVAL OF AKAN INDIGENOUS PHILOSOPHIES; SUGGESTED PROGRAMS TO RESTORE AKAN INDIGENOUS PHILOSOPHIES; SUMMARY; CHAPTER FIVE Discussion and Interpretation of Findings; INTRODUCTION; DISCUSSION OF THE FINDINGS; CHAPTER SIX Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations; SUMMARY OF THE STUDY; CONCLUSIONS; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PRACTICE; FOR FURTHER RESEARCH; CONCLUDING REMARKS; Bibliography; Appendices APPENDIX A: Definition of TermsAPPENDIX B: Description of Participants; Index