The role of indigenous knowledge in computer education in Africa

Dalvit, Lorenzo; Murray, Sarah R; Terzoli, Alfredo

Title: The role of indigenous knowledge in computer education in Africa
Creator: Dalvit, Lorenzo, Murray, Sarah R, Terzoli, Alfredo
Subject: To be catalogued
Date: 2008
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/431033
Identifier: vital:72739
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09729-9_43
Description: The integration of indigenous knowledge/languages in formal education is a contentious issue in post-colonial Africa. For historical and econom-ic reasons, these are devalued in the formal education system. We ar-gue that appropriate use of indigenous knowledge/languages can em-power African students academically even in typically “Western” disci-plines, such as Computer Science. We discuss the potential role of in-digenous languages/knowledge in ICT education and then describe an intervention, supporting students from marginalised communities, at a South African University.
Format: 7 pages, pdf
Language: English
Relation: IFIP World Computer Congress, Dalvit, L., Murray, S. and Terzoli, A., 2008, September. The role of indigenous knowledge in computer education in Africa. In IFIP World Computer Congress, TC 3 (pp. 287-294). Boston, MA: Springer US, IFIP World Computer Congress volume 2008 number 1 287 394 2008 978-0-387-09729-9
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