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Daiute, Colette, Ellie Buteau, and Caren Rawlins. "Social-Relational Wisdom: Developmental Diversity in Children’s Written Narratives About Social Conflict." Narrative Inquiry 11, no. 2 (2001): 277–306. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/ni.11.2.03dai.

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Research has focused on perspective-coordination as a central mechanism and achievement of social development. Theorists have raised questions about whether and how cultural, social, and personal experiences affect such a process. Children from historically discriminated backgrounds, for example, have reasons to be especially knowledgeable about the perspectives of others, but whether and how such knowledge complicates normative developmental patterns requires further inquiry. This paper describes “narrative social wisdom,” extending cognitive-developmental notions of perspective-coordination

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Draper-Clarke, Lucy, and Caryn Green. "Cultivating Well-being, Community Cohesion, and Sense of Purpose through African Contemplative Practices." Creative Arts in Education and Therapy 10, no. 2 (2024): 235–52. https://doi.org/10.15212/caet/2024/10/19.

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Exploring Southern African contemplative traditions addresses an important gap in the fields of contemplative science and healing modalities. In contrast to meditation practices drawn from Eastern wisdom traditions, practices embedded in African spirituality are sound- and movement-based and conducted in community settings. During a research retreat in South Africa, attended by traditional healers, creative arts therapists and performers, mindfulness and neuroscience researchers, and a Buddhist monk, indigenous rituals were performed by experienced facilitators and analyzed through group refle

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Kresse, Kai. "Knowledge and Intellectual Practice in A Swahili Context: ‘Wisdom’ and The Social Dimensions of Knowledge." Africa 79, no. 1 (2009): 148–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/e000197200800065x.

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This article investigates ‘wisdom’ from an ethnographic perspective that pays attention to the ways in which knowledge is performed, appreciated, negotiated and questioned in everyday life in Mombasa, on the Swahili coast. It discusses the baraza setting (daily meeting points for male social peers) as a venue for intellectual practice and the appreciation of wisdom. Basic features of communicative interaction identified there can also be found to be in play when looking at case studies of individuals and their performances. The article looks at how two genres (didactic tenzi poetry and Ramadha

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Ademola-Adeoye, Feyi. "A CROSS ANTHROPOLOGICO-LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF SELECTED AFRICAN PROVERBS AS EVIDENCE OF A CULTURE OF VIOLENCE." Journal of African Philosophy and Indigenous Knowledge 1, no. 1 (2025): 4–15. https://doi.org/10.69778/3007-7192/2025/1.1/a1.

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Proverbs are short, pithy sayings that contain the treasures of traditional wisdom which are passed down from one generation to another. In some concrete way, they are the bedrock upon which societies build their civilization. Stone (2006: xiii) defines proverbs as ‘bits of ancient wisdom’ that represent words of critical wisdom based on the tested experience of ancestors. As an integral part of language, proverbs reflect the patterns and structures of culture and consequently influence human thinking, psyche, world view, social practices and power relations in society (Djite,2008). Employing

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Serpell, Robert. "Situated understanding of human development in Africa: Systematic inquiries at the nexus of psychology, social science and history." Culture & Psychology 24, no. 3 (2018): 382–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1354067x18779034.

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Gustav Jahoda contended that mainstream psychology’s contribution to our understanding of human experience has been impoverished by a neglect of culture. Over a long series of publications, he argued that the disciplines of psychology, anthropology and history have much to learn from one another, since socio-cultural and politico-economic contexts have influenced the formulation of theories and the dissemination of ideas about human nature. In light of his analyses, I argue in this article that systematic inquiries aspiring to generate a situated understanding of human development in Africa sh

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Asimeng-Boahene, Lewis. "Educational Wisdom of African Oral Literature: African Proverbs as Vehicles for Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills in Social Studies Education." International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning 5, no. 3 (2009): 59–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.5172/ijpl.5.3.59.

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Arthur, Tori Omega. "“We Bring Home the Roots”: Black Women Travel Influencers, Digital Culture Bearing, and African Internationalism in Instagram." Social Media + Society 8, no. 2 (2022): 205630512211038. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20563051221103843.

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This study examines how travel influencers Jessica Nabongo and Oneika Raymond use Instagram in a process I call “digital culture bearing,” employing the platform to nurture wisdom about Africa. They combine images, captions, hashtags, and geotags to share information about nations within the African continent with principally Black populations. Employing critical technocultural discourse analysis (CTDA) to interpret how race, gender, global travel, and cultural knowledge promotion intersect within Instagram, the study analyzes the platform and practices of digital culture bearing, theorizing n

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Chikonzo, Ndakaitei, Asta Rau, Jan K. Coetzee, Anne Ryen, Florian Elliker, and Amanda Young-Hauser. "A Shock to the System: HIV among Older African Women in Zimbabwe." Qualitative Sociology Review 14, no. 4 (2019): 138–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.18778/1733-8077.14.4.09.

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HIV remains a threat to the ordinary everyday life of older woman in African society. In what can be called “a reality shock,” HIV challenges most of the ordinary everyday endeavors in conservative African societies as it imposes new Western prevention, treatment, and health-management methods over long-held African traditions. The reality of the “Western” HIV epidemic, and its impact on the “African” ordinary everyday life, demands that the infected undergo a paradigm shift in order for them to live harmoniously within their society. This calls for a re-examination of traditional values and a

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Nicholas Uchechukwu, Asogwa, and Onwuama Michael Emeka. "African indigenous knowledge systems and the quest for scientifico-technological development: the neglected dimension." IKENGA International Journal of Institute of African Studies 23, no. 1 (2022): 1–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.53836/ijia/2022/23/1/007.

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African countries, like other countries of the world, possess knowledge systems that are indigenous to them, which are believed by many to have the potential for development. Besides having a coordinated outlet for transferring such knowledge, some claim that Africa is the origin of knowledge or the foundational ideas that rule the world scientifically and technologically. This claim, however, seems to be contradicted by the manifest poor scientific and technological state of African countries. Unravelling the reason(s) for this disconnect, therefore, forms part of the broader aims of this stu

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Onyango, Bethwell O., and Ekisa Olaimer-Anyara. "The Value of Leafy Vegetables: An Exploration of African Folklore." African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 7, no. 14 (2007): 01–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.18697/ajfand.14.ipgri1-10.

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Indigenous Leafy Vegetables foods have an exceptional place in African cuisine. It is commonly argued that vegetable consumption reflects cultural backgrounds and their value transcends a biological one, as food, to symbolism enhancing the functioning of society and promoting social order. This study set to determine species use, folkloric dimensions and taste preferences in a rural East African setting. A bio-cultural approach reinforced by ethno-botanical tools conducted over a three-year period and recourse to a corpus of Luo ethnic food plant literature and gathering of folklore elements f

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Ramantswana, Hulisani. "“I shavha i sia muinga i ya fhi?”: Decolonial reflection on African biblical hermeneutics." STJ | Stellenbosch Theological Journal 2, no. 2 (2016): 401–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.17570/stj.2016.v2n2.a19.

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“I shavha i sia muinga i yafhi?” (Running away from your own path, where are you heading?). This Tshivenda proverb highlights the need for people to affirm their own roots. On the basis of the wisdom of the preceding proverb, I will argue from a decolonial perspective that African biblical scholars have to take seriously their own African heritage, the complexity of their social location, show concern for the plight of the grassroots communities, and thus do justice to their contexts rather than relying heavily on Western paradigms. In so doing they will contribute towards shaping the face of

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DR., BEN-FRED OHIA. "The Form and Function of Oral Tradition in African Literature: The Literary/Linguistic Study of Proverbs Adaptation by Writers." Innovative Research Journal of Sociology and Humanities 02, no. 01 (2025): 8–13. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15099647.

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Oral tradition is adapted by African writers to spice-up their writing. They seem to explore myths of origin, religion, belief system, socio-political experiences and the vast human experiences in their works. Many African writers both at home and diaspora use the tradition in nostalgia to pin their works in all genres to traditional novels, plays and poetry. Among these writers are Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, Ayi Kwei Amah, Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, Amos Tutuola, Gabriel Okara, John Pepper Clark, Isidore Okpewho, Niyi Osundare and many others. This paper analyses the oral tradition features i

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Olatunji Oni, Babatunde, and Titilope Olusegun Olalere. "African indigenous knowledge: Philosophy in history and history in philosophy." Regional Journal of Information and Knowledge Management 9, no. 2 (2024): 171–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.70759/2yyjb419.

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Rationale of Study – This paper delves into the interconnectedness of African indigenous knowledge, situating its historical roots and the inherent philosophy embedded in its practice. African indigenous knowledge encompasses formulating a definition of knowledge in an African context and the justification of knowledge, which has its stand on cultural, linguistic, aphorism, and proverbial content. Scholars, however, argue that its historical foundation lies in the depths of time, tracing back to the ancient civilisations that thrived across the continent. On the other hand, its philosophical d

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Kiple, Kenneth F. "A Survey of Recent Literature on the Biological Past of the Black." Social Science History 10, no. 4 (1986): 343–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0145553200015546.

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It was evident from the very beginning of the colonization of the Americas that the West African had experienced a biological past which differed in significant ways from that of other peoples. For in that beginning, dead Indians began accumulating “in heaps, like bedbugs” as they succumbed to diseases that accompanied the Spanish Conquistadores and their animals from Iberia. But the black slaves who accompanied them as well, did not die, or rather, the Spaniards temporized, “if we did not hang a Negro, he would never die.” In addition to this immunologic hardiness, the black was physically st

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Akbar, Naji, Ismaila Rimi Abubakar, and Adel Saleh Bouregh. "Fostering Urban Sustainability through the Ecological Wisdom of Traditional Settlements." Sustainability 12, no. 23 (2020): 10033. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su122310033.

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Several African and Asian countries have embarked on building new towns to address urbanization challenges such as crowded cities, slums, and pressure on existing infrastructure. These projects have been criticized for being inadequate in fostering environmental sustainability. Based on a desk study, this article reviews the environmental sustainability challenges of these projects and recommends some ecologically embedded practices of traditional settlements that wonderfully survived for many centuries with little adverse social and environmental impacts yet offered opportunities for urbanism

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Rwodzi, C. "THE SPEECH FORM OF PROVERBS AND RIDDLES IN CHISHONA UNDER SIEGE." Southern African Journal for Folklore Studies 24, no. 1 (2016): 53–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.25159/1016-8427/1672.

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Proverbs and riddles are representative samples of any African language’s rich tapestry. They form the distilled wisdom of a nation or ethnic group. Proverbs and riddles as parts of speech, form the curriculum of the social traditional higher education for transmission and practice of a nation’s values, beliefs, knowledge system and legislative framework. This article seeks to explore the threats and consequences of language change and development befalling the continued use of proverbs and riddles in everyday human speech communication by the current generation. Technological development, mig

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Emmanuel, Tani Lukong, and Ambei Ruhama Faizefu. "INDIGENOUS PROVERBS: A SEEMINGLY NEGLECTED PEDAGOGIC TOOL FOR TEACHING, LEARNING AND ADOLESCENTS DEVELOPMENT IN CAMEROON." GPH-International Journal of Educational Research 07, no. 03 (2024): 40–63. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10933994.

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<strong>Lately, there have been calls for the decolonisation of education in Africa to promote a culturally relevant, inclusive and appealing education system. African proverbs, as a component of indigenous knowledge system (IKS), are a cultural template and framework through which African societies leave an indelible mark. The beauty of proverbs lies in their relevance, which includes being a way of impacting wisdom, education and morality. Hence, considering the experiences of colonisation by African countries, displaced and consequently replaced African identity and the call for decolonisat

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Robinson, Kim, Linda Briskman, and Ring Mayar. "Disrupting Human Rights: A Social Work Response to the Lockdown of Social Housing Residents." British Journal of Social Work 51, no. 5 (2021): 1700–1719. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcab115.

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Abstract The article probes the disproportionate impact on marginalised populations to reduce the spread of COVID-19 (COVID-19 is an acronym that stands for coronavirus disease of 2019).. It explores this problematic through research with refugees residing in social housing in Melbourne, Australia. The focus is on the specific pressures facing this cohort with the 2020 deployment, without notice, of armed police to enforce lockdown in the central Melbourne housing high rise tower estates. Our research methodology comprises narrating experiences of a community leader who had direct contact with

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Klarman, Michael J. "Has the Supreme Court Been More a Friend or Foe to African Americans?" Daedalus 140, no. 2 (2011): 101–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/daed_a_00080.

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This essay challenges the conventional wisdom that regards the Supreme Court as a heroic defender of the rights of racial minorities against majority oppression. It argues that over the course of American history, the Court, more often than not, has been a regressive force on racial issues. Klarman draws three lessons from his survey of the Court's racial jurisprudence: (1) the composition of the Court influences whether its racial jurisprudence is progressive or regressive; (2) the composition of the Court is, in significant part, a reflection of national politics; and (3) the Court's constit

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Ndhlovu-Ncube, Hlalani. "Gender Perspectives in Kalanga Oral Literature." International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science IX, no. IV (2025): 5254–65. https://doi.org/10.47772/ijriss.2025.90400377.

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Gender studies are contemporarily viewed as cross-cutting issues affecting humanity interaction. The divisions are not fixed in biology, but relations are constructed in terms of power and dominance that structure the life of men and women based on socio-cultural values. Feminism is one of the perspectives that serve as lens in viewing gender relations though it is widely regarded as alien to African traditional societies. However, the infiltration of feminist ideas continue to impact on traditional societies leading them to view their cultural practices with a second eye. The study acknowledg

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Marobela, Motsomi Ndala. "Reflections and Insights on Leadership Competencies in Botswana: Lessons and Experiences for African Managers." Journal of Corporate Governance Research 4, no. 1 (2020): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jcgr.v4i1.16905.

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In Africa, leadership crisis stalls many organisations from realizing their goals and holds back people from attaining their dreams. Yet African culture is rich with experiences which draw from the wisdom of traditional leadership, with its emphasis on communality, hard work and kindness as emblematic in the spirit of Ubuntu (Botho) (van de Colff, 2003) an African philosophy which inculcates compassion and integrity. This paper reflects on insights of leadership practices in some of Botswana organisations to appreciate the challenges they face in steering the leadership pedestal and their impa

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Seraphine, C. Komu, Innocent Sanga Dr, Muhamba Denis, et al. "The Concept of Philosopher King: A Double-Edged Sword in Political Context." International Journal of Academic Research in Business, Arts & Science (IJARBAS) ® 5, no. 7 (2023): 1–11. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8122358.

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Plato’s concept of the philosopher king in political leadership was the focal point of this article. The study analysed the inherent risks and positive aspects of this concept, delving into its implications in modern governance. Through deductive and critical review analytic methods, the motives behind the philosopher king concept were explored, drawing insights from various documents, including Plato’s works. The analysis highlighted the importance of wisdom and leadership skills in addressing political instability and social issues caused by ineffective leadership. However, conce

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MACIA, ENGUERRAN, PRISCILLA DUBOZ, JOANN M. MONTEPARE, and LAMINE GUEYE. "Social representations of older adults [magget] in Dakar." Ageing and Society 35, no. 2 (2013): 405–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x13000792.

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ABSTRACTThe objectives of this study in Dakar were twofold: to determine whether the representations of older adults are mainly positive, neutral or negative in the Senegalese capital; and to analyse the emic notions on which these age representations are based. As a first step in understanding how older adults are represented in this contemporary urban African context, a methodology was selected that is both quantitative and qualitative, including closed and open-ended questions to a representative cross-section of the Dakar population aged 20 years and over (N=600). The results indicate that

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Nyaenya, Zablon Ayiera, Prof Emily Choge, and Prof Joseph Koech. "THE BIBLICAL APPROACH OF PROVERBS 1-9 THAT IS APPLICABLE AND RELEVANT ON ADDRESSING INCREASED ANTISOCIAL ILLS IN AFRICA." European Journal of Philosophy, Culture and Religion 1, no. 2 (2017): 48. http://dx.doi.org/10.47672/ejpcr.307.

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the Biblical approach of Proverbs 1-9 that is applicable and relevant on addressing increased antisocial ills in Africa.Methodology: The study was a desktop research where review of empirical literature was done.Results: It is only in the book of Proverbs 1-9 that we find the individual instructions from parents to their children. The book of Proverbs 1-9 can conveniently serve as the Biblical manual of parenting. The book of Proverbs 1-9 regards the home as the basic institution of learning the life skills. To appropriate the teachings and prac

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Khasandi-Telewa, Vicky, Sinfree Makoni, and David Bade. "Proverbial futures: proverbs and political discourse in Africa." Fórum Linguístico 19, Special issue (2022): 7206–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1984-8412.2022.e84047.

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Examining references to proverbs in African political discourses in light of Integrational semiology and Southern Theory, we find not fossils of ancient wisdom but the creative construction of desired futures that may grow out of the present situation in light of what has been learned from the past. Proverbial discourse, always speaking to the present situation and commenting on available possibilities while being open to multiple interpretations, suggests an important argument about the provisional and contextual nature of all our knowledge. Beginning with the assumption that each of us is in

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Mcardle, Erin E., and Jennifer D. Turner. "“I'm Trying to Beat a Stereotype”: Suburban African American Male Students’ Social Supports and Personal Resources for Success in AP English Coursework." Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education 123, no. 4 (2021): 1–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/016146812112300403.

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Background African American male students attending U.S. suburban schools remain severely underrepresented in Advanced Placement (AP) programs. A number of structural barriers, including racialized tracking policies; limited referrals from educators and school counselors; conventional AP practices centered on Eurocentric curricula, literature, and pedagogies; and educators’ deficit mindsets toward Black masculinity, mitigate African American male students’ access to and success in suburban AP classrooms. Despite these sobering realities, African American male students have achieved success in

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Lembuka, Meinrad Haule. "The Historical Expansion of Social Work Education in Tanzania with Ubuntu Lens – A Case of Ujamaa Intersections Model." International Journal for Social Studies 10, no. 8 (2024): 59–70. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13336461.

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<em>Ujamaa intersections model (UIM) guided the literature review on the historical expansion of social work education in Tanzania with Ubuntu lens. Like other pre-colonial African societies, Tanzania’s all aspects of life were under Ubuntu philosophy that formed the basis of Indigenous social work education and practice. During colonial rule in Tanzania, colonial legacy underestimated existed Ubuntu education in the country until the post-independence of 1961 when the champion of Ubuntu the late Dr. Julius Nyerere (Ubuntu PhD) restored Ubuntu values and practice into Ujamaa policy frame

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Photo, Patricia, and Nonkanyiso Pamella Shabalala. "Examining indigenous knowledge among primary school learners through informal learning environment visit: A zoological garden case." International Research Journal of Science, Technology, Education, and Management 4, no. 3 (2024): 55–66. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13858868.

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This study was conducted under the guidance of the Westernized Indigenous Ecological Knowledge (WIEK) framework and included 35 learners from seven primary schools. The research examined the influence of informal learning settings, specifically zoos, on the educational experiences of primary school learners. Data collected via semi-structured interviews and observations revealed that 85% of the learners demonstrated an increased awareness and appreciation for the natural world, linking their observations to traditional ecological principles. Additionally, 90% of the participants reported a str

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Raphael, Adeyanju, Adewumi, Ajala, Adeola Toyosi, and Adebagbo Adebanjo. "Tope Alabi’s Aboru, Aboye Abosise: A Case of Influence and Subversion of an African Sacred Text." International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science IX, no. V (2025): 48–54. https://doi.org/10.47772/ijriss.2025.90500006.

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Tope Alabi, a Yoruba Christian Gospel artiste in Nigeria attracted critical newspaper and social media reviews to one of her stage performances because of heavy reliance on the Yoruba traditional oral resource to enrich her song. Her use of Aboru Aboye Abosise, a concept found in Ifa corpus, an African oral sacred text associated with Orunmila, the Yoruba god of wisdom and divination has been interpreted as an affirmation of her belief in the African traditional religion. This paper re-examined the context and the meaning of Aboru Aboye Abosise in the song. It further attempted to deconstruct

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Farren, Margaret, and Yvonne Crotty. "Researching Our Own Practice: An Individual Creative Process and a Dialogic-Collaborative Process: Self Knowledge is the Beginning of Wisdom. Krishnamurti (1991, p. 196)." International Journal for Transformative Research 1, no. 1 (2014): 63–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ijtr-2014-0004.

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Abstract In this paper, we explain how our individual PhD enquiries (Farren, 2006; Crotty, 2012) have informed the philosophical underpinnings of our postgraduate programmes. The approach used to ensure validity and rigour in the research process is presented. We report on the development of the International Research Centre for e-Innovation and Workplace Learning and its collaboration in European projects such as Pathway to Inquiry Based Learning, Inspiring Science Education (ISE) and the African based Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GeSCI) project Leadership Development in ICT a

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Allinson, Robert Elliott. "The Primacy of Duty and Its Efficacy in Combating COVID-19." Public Health Ethics 13, no. 2 (2020): 179–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/phe/phaa029.

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Abstract Nyansa nye sika na w'akyekyere asie. (‘Wisdom, unlike money, cannot be kept in a safe’) (Appiagyei-Atua 2000). One critical factor that has contributed to the spread of the virus COVID-19 and resulting illnesses and deaths is both the conceptual and the ethical confusion between the prioritization of individual rights over social duties. The adherence to the belief in the priority of rights over duties has motivated some individuals to refrain from social distancing and, as a result, has placed themselves and other individuals at serious risk to health and life. My argument is that th

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Edwards, Stephen D., M. Krynauw du Toit, and David John Edwards. "Running for God as a Dialogue between Self and Soul." DIALOGO 8, no. 2 (2022): 151–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.51917/dialogo.2022.8.2.12.

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This study is about the physical and spiritual aspects of running. In addition to the human physical activity of running, there is a special reference to God-consciousness. Although the paper reflects an African, Christian, psychological bias, from an interfaith perspective, it concerns a simple, natural, human activity, within a broader energetic field of consciousness, which is usually and simply referred to as Love. The deliberate choice of the broad generic terms, God, or Godhead, is intended to include such terms as Allah, Brahman, Tao, Spirit, Divine, etc. While the terms “self” and “sou

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Lusambili Muchanga, Kizito, Kizito Handa Sabatia, and Josephat Kemei Nairutia. "Origin, Settlement, and Beliefs of the Bisukha and Bidakho of the Luhya Community-Kenya." Athens Journal of History 10, no. 3 (2024): 175–212. http://dx.doi.org/10.30958/ajhis.10-3-2.

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This study interrogated the origin, settlement and the beliefs of the Bisukha and Bidakho sub-ethnic groups in the larger Luhya ethnic group. The paper has unravelled the etymologies of the Luhya, Isukha and Idakho terms. Furthermore, it has established the origins, migrations and settlements of the Bisukha and Bidakho, the differences and simulations that exist between them. The paper has also delved into the social-cultural economic and political institutions with their related beliefs, taboos and practices. The reviewed literature established a number of lacunae which this study has endeavo

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Ihejirika, Cardinal Chinanu. "An Epistemic Survey of African (Igbo) Notions of Knowledge in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart." Journal of Law and Social Sciences 5, no. 3 (2023): 37–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.53974/unza.jlss.5.3.1086.

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This study undertakes an epistemic survey of the notions of knowledge among Igbos of Nigeria as couched in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. In this work, Achebe relives the vibrant world of Igbo people before the advent of colonialists in Nigeria. The study therefore unveils the roles and significances of knowledge among the Igbos, the beauty and depth of the people’s values system as enshrined in their culture and traditions. It also exposes the place of elders and oral tradition as both purveyors and repository of knowledge hence, their relevance in Igbo knowledge acquisition process. The

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McKay, Nellie Y. "Guest Column: Naming the Problem That Led to the Question “Who Shall Teach African American Literature?”; or, Are We Ready to Disband the Wheadey Court?" PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America 113, no. 3 (1998): 359–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1632/s0030812900061307.

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We whose names are underwritten, do assure the World, that the poems in the following Page, were (as we verily believe,) written by phillis, a young Negro Girl, who was but a few Years since, brought an uncultivated Barbarian from Africa. […] She has been examined by some of the best Judges, and is thought qualified to write them.Attestation in Phillis Wheatley'sPoems on Various Subjects, Religious and MoralThe poems written by this young negro bear no endemial marks of solar fire or spirit. They are merely imitative; and, indeed, most of those people have a turn for imitation, though they hav

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Siakavuba, John Bwana. "Our Elders Never Lie: The Metaphor Power Base of Proverbs among the Tonga Speaking People of Zambia And Zimbabwe." Journal of Law and Social Sciences 3, no. 1 (2020): 128–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.53974/unza.jlss.3.1.444.

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This article seeks to explore ways through and extent to which the use of proverbs inspires confidence in the youth towards their elders in the African society in general and the Valley Tonga of Zambia and Zimbabwe in particular. The Achebean saying that ‘proverbs are the palm oil with which words are eaten,’ does not only point to the fact that proverbs make ordinary speech aesthetically pleasant to the ear but also that the wisdom contained therein is culturally/socially accepted. The effective and efficient deployment of proverbs in this regard earn

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Carlucci, Fernando, and Daniel De Luca-Noronha. "Empathy and Umbanda." Religions 15, no. 8 (2024): 982. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel15080982.

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This article explores the intricate interplay between empathy and religious experience within the Brazilian Umbanda religion. Umbanda is a syncretic faith that integrates elements from African spiritual practices, Catholicism, and Kardecist spiritism, reflecting the diverse cultural and social dynamics of Brazilian society. The religion emphasizes communication with spirits, particularly the pretos velhos—spirits of old slaves—who are revered for their wisdom and connection to the divine. These spirits engage with practitioners through mediums in rituals held in terreiros, offering guidance an

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Lucy Kawira Njeru, Dr Jane Wanjiru Mugo;. "Utilization of Proverbial Wisdom in Enhancing Harmony in Sports: A Case of Devil on the Cross." Editon Consortium Journal of Literature and Linguistic Studies 2, no. 1 (2020): 175–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.51317/ecjlls.v2i1.184.

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Proverbs are the sayings of the wise that affect the society in many various ways. In scholarship, proverbs constitute a significant field of study not only in the discipline of Literature but in other areas as well. This is possible due to the flexibility, contextuality and the multiplicity of their meanings. In African cultural settings, and particularly in Kenya and more specifically among Agĩkũyũ community, proverbs function as the infallible avenues for ferrying messages successfully to their assigned targets. Further, as proverbs enjoy the tenure of flexibility and contextuality they are

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Akem, Maformba Eveline. "AWING PROVERBS: FROM PATRIARCHY TO FEMINIST REVOLT." EPH - International Journal of Educational Research 4, no. 1 (2020): 14–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.53555/ephijer.v4i1.65.

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 Awing is a village found in the North West Region of Cameroon with a population of about 60000 inhabitants according to A wing Palace statistics (Shedmankah 2009:3). Awing society has moved from a patriarchal and hierarchical society to egalitarianism, from homogeneous society to heterogeneous one within the same indigenous set up. The patriarchal and hierarchical society in which the man takes initiative alone and controls production is now changing to one in which the woman has started taking initiative thus revolting against chauvinism and assuming her independence. This paper demons

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Liu, Huimin. "Analogical Perspective from “Shengsheng” Philosophy on Virginia Hamilton’s Survival Writing in M.C. Higgins, the Great." Humanities 13, no. 4 (2024): 102. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/h13040102.

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This article aims at examining Virginia Hamilton’s survival writing in the novel M.C. Higgins, the Great through the analogical lens with the traditional Chinese philosophy of “shengsheng (生生)”. Current research on Hamilton’s survival writing has ignored the cosmological aspect. In fact, what the novel reveals is not limited to the aspects of social and emotional survival, but also the ecological or cosmical co-existence. Considering Hamilton’s global awareness and some similarities between African and Chinese traditions, this article resorts to the cross-cultural reference of the Chinese “she

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Jamiu, OLOKO, M., and OKUNNUWA, Sunday J. "A PRAGMATIC EXAMINATION OF PROVERBS IN AHMED YERIMA’S ÀJÀGÙNMÀLÈ." Lagos Journal of Contemporary Studies in Education 2, no. 02 (2024): 19–37. https://doi.org/10.36349/lajocse.2024.v02i02.002.

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This study provides a pragmatic analysis of proverbs in Ahmed Yerima's Àjàgùnmàlè. Proverbs, as an integral component of African literature, play significant roles in conveying cultural, wisdom, and social values. The objective of the study is to investigate how proverbs in Àjàgùnmàlè contribute to the overall communicative strategies within the play and unveil the layers of meaning embedded in these linguistic expressions and their impacts on character interactions, plot development, and thematic richness. Additionally, the research explores the cultural nuances and societal norms encapsulate

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Ghosh, Saibal. "Capital structure, ownership and crisis: evidence from Middle East and North African banks." Accounting Research Journal 31, no. 2 (2018): 284–300. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/arj-09-2015-0121.

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Purpose Although understanding the capital structure of firms has been quite commonplace in the empirical literature, there is admittedly limited evidence with regard to the determinants of capital structure for banks. In this context, using data for the period 2000-2012, this paper aims to examine the factors affecting the capital structure of Middle East and North African (MENA) banks. Design/methodology/approach The data span the period 2000-2012 and comprise of over 100 banks from 12 MENA countries. Given the longitudinal nature of the data, the panel uses panel data techniques and control

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Thomas, Cathy. "Reverberations of the Black Feminist Breathing Chorus." Resonance 2, no. 2 (2021): 281–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/res.2021.2.2.281.

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Alexis Pauline Gumbs is a writer, poet, activist, and independent scholar whose experimental triptych (Spill, M Archive, Dub) offers both mundane and unearthly interventions for humanity’s struggles against histories of ecological extraction and Black feminist refusals. Sangodare is a multimedia artist, musician, and theologian drawing from Black feminist writings and African Diaspora wisdom. They are co-founders of several multi-platform undertakings such as the Mobile Homecoming Project that birthed the Black Feminist Breathing Chorus (BFBC). It is one of many online and in-person spaces sup

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Okeke, Ethel Ngozi, and Abigail Obiageli Eruaga. "Dynamics of Submission in Lola Shoneyin’s The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives." CLAREP Journal of English and Linguistics 2 (October 10, 2020): 155–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.56907/g3xt00k4.

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Literature has remained a field of study which touches every aspect of human behaviour, belief and relationship. The hierarchal power structure inherent in the male-female binary finds one of its operational bases in traditional matrimonial institution where relationships are modelled on submission. Here, power relations rest on the foundation of male hegemony that demands submission from the women who are subjected to the man’s authority. This cultural situation is explored by Lola Shoneyin in The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives (2010) (henceforth, The Secret Lives), her first novel. In thi

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Yockey, Robert Andrew, Keith A. King, and Rebecca A. Vidourek. "“Go ask Alice, when she’s 10-feet tall”: Psychosocial correlates to lifetime LSD use among a national sample of US adults." Journal of Psychedelic Studies 3, no. 3 (2019): 308–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/2054.2019.014.

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Introduction Once thought a rarely used drug, LSD use is steadily increasing among US adults. A greater understanding of social factors and psychological determinants leading to lifetime LSD use can assist health educators and professionals in treating this growing problem. This study analyzed psychosocial factors related to LSD use among a national sample of adults. Methods A secondary data analysis of the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health was performed. Results Results from the final multivariate logistic regression revealed that those who were male, African American or Hispanic, u

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Apple, Michael W., and Thomas C. Pedroni. "Conservative Alliance Building and African American Support of Vouchers: The End of Brown's Promise or a New Beginning?" Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education 107, no. 9 (2005): 2068–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/016146810810700907.

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A new kind of conservatism has evolved and has taken center stage in many nations, one that is best seen as “conservative modernization.” Although parts of these conservative positions may have originated within the New Right, they are now not limited to what has traditionally been called the Right. They have been taken up by a much larger segment of government and policy makers and have also even been appropriated by groups that one might least expect to do so, such as African American activists in cities like Milwaukee. In this article, we examine a growing phenomenon: the growth of seemingl

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Selay Marius, KOUASSI. "‘‘They could defecate over a whole people […] and defecate some more by tearing up the land”: Ecological (Un) consciousness and Resistance in Toni Morrison’s Selected Novels." International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Invention 5, no. 12 (2018): 5207–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/ijsshi/v5i12.19.

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This paper aims to deconstruct Toni Morrison’s selected novels through the lenses of ecocriticism. It looks at her work from an ecocritical angle. Sula has traditionally been read as a story about female friendship ;Song of Solomon has been critically acclaimed for its vivid capture of African American cultural heritage ; Tar Baby is regarded as a masterpiece because of its high folkloric resonance ; Beloved is perceived as a survey of the horrors of slavery ; Paradise is regarded as the narrative of contemporary communities confronted with great social changes, while A Mercy is considered to

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Gocking, Roger. "Colonial rule and the ‘legal factor’ in Ghana and Lesotho." Africa 67, no. 1 (1997): 61–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1161270.

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This article compares and contrasts the development of the legal systems of two British colonies that occuped almost opposite ends of the colonial judicial continuum: what in colonial times were known as the Gold Coast and Basutoland. Both became British colonies in the late nineteenth century, but followed considerably different paths to that status. In the case of the Gold Coast it followed centuries of contact between Europeans and the coastal peoples in this area of West Africa. In the case of Basutoland incorporation into the European world was a nineteenth-century phenomenon and far more

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Bishop, Alex, Merril Silverstein, and Monika Ardelt. "Gerontology at the Intersection of Religion and Families: Honoring the Legacy of Vern Bengtson." Innovation in Aging 4, Supplement_1 (2020): 657. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2265.

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Abstract The topic of religion and spirituality in later life has received intermittent but regular attention in the field of social and behavioral gerontology over the past few decades. To the extent that religion and spirituality have been linked to better health, improved well-being, and harmonious family functioning has renewed interest in this area of scholarly inquiry. Along with these positive outcomes, religion has also been examined as the basis for family conflict, as well in terms of its inverse in the transmission of secularity across generations. This symposium will communicate em

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Brik Allah, Habib. "The Hassani dialect in southern Algeria between diversity and wealth." مجلة قضايا لغوية | Linguistic Issues Journal 1, no. 2 (2023): 23–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.61850/lij.v1i2.104.

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The Hassani dialect is the dialect spoken in southern Algeria, it spreads - in addition to the city of Tindouf - in Sakia El Hamra and the Gold Valley in Mauritania, southern Morocco and northern Mali. It resulted from the mixing of the languages of the Arabs coming from the East with the Berber languages from Sanhaja on the one hand, and the African Negro elements on the other hand. The Hassani dialect is distinguished by its interesting singing in various oral expressive styles. In a desert society in which writing and its means are reduced, oral expressions have become the only means

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