Polishing the pearls of ancient wisdom
Subtitle: exploring the relevance of endogenous African knowledge systems for sustainable development in postcolonial Africa : a reader
By: editors, D.D. Kuupole, De-Valera N.Y.M. Botchway
Contributors: University of Cape Coast. Faculty of Arts; Center for Indigenous Knowledge and Organizational Development
Publisher: Faculty of Art, University of Cape Coast; Center for Indigenous Knowledge and Organizational Development
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cape Coast [Ghana]; Accra
Language: eng
Number of pages: 161
ISBN-13: 9789988134945
Subjects: Civilization; Indigenous peoples; Social life and customs; Sustainable development; Manners and customs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Review and editorial advisory board; title: Acknowledgements; title: Introduction; title: "Descending the ivory tower": unveiling Khmet's legacy in Africa's quest for an Afromorphous  university / De-Valera N.Y.M. Botchway; title: The re-emergence of Ananse: re-inventing African universities through indigenous knowledge systems / K.B. Maison; title: The Desparacidos: a study of local knowledge and forest culture in the development of the agenda of Ghana / Mary A.S. Owusu & Kwame Osei Kwarteng; title: The scientific basis of some Ellembelle Nzema indigenous knowledge forms / Douglas Frimpong Nnuroh; title: The repository of indigenous knowledge: re-focusing scholarship on African cultural practices /  Matthew Q. Alidza; title: The efficacy of indigenous practices-oriented science teaching approach to improve science learning outcomes at the JHS level in Ghana / Anthony Krueger; title: The game of gender, syntax and agreement for French language learners and teachers / Robert Yennah; title: Notes on authors.