The Boundaries Between Adults and Children
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African communities have
a strong tradition of ensuring their children are taught the ways of the
community so they become valuable members of their people. Daily life rather than strict education are
stressed to teach children. By modeling
the necessary skills for others, junior members of the community learn to hunt,
gather water, hold meetings, etc. The
overall purpose of this task-orientation type of education was to both learn
specific skills and "produce an individual who is honest, respectable,
skilled, cooperative and conforms to the societal order of the day."[1]
Though more established, formal schools have developed in Africa, most communities still utilize their traditional form of hands-on education. This combination of traditional and formal schooling allows for the creation of ownership and cultural acceptance.
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Though more established, formal schools have developed in Africa, most communities still utilize their traditional form of hands-on education. This combination of traditional and formal schooling allows for the creation of ownership and cultural acceptance.
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_[1]A. Babs Fafunwa, African education
and social dynamics (Accra: University of Ghana, 1962) p. 201.