Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Citizenship Education: Using African Proverbs as Tools for Teaching in Urban Schools

Grant, Rachel; Asimeng‐Boahene, Lewis

doi:10.1207/s15327892mcp0804_4

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“…They constitute the foundation of verbal interaction and are used within context. However, (Grant and Asimeng-Boahene 2006) argue that proverbs are universalized truths and applicable to other contexts.…”

Section: Proverbs and African Culturementioning

confidence: 99%

Proverbs and Patriarchy: Analysis of Linguistic Prejudice and Representation of Women in Traditional Akan Communities of Ghana

2020

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Discourses govern the phenomenological interpretation of our everyday existence and influence both our way of thinking and our relationship with one another in the world. Undoubtedly, popular sayings and proverbs mediate the way of being in African context. This paper examines the role of proverbs and wise sayings in the African culture. This paper attempts to analyze the representation of women in sampled Akan proverbs and the ways in which these proverbs institutionalize the position, identity, and roles of women in traditional Akan communities of Ghana. This paper suggests that oral traditions are used in the systematic perpetuation of patriarchal culture, gender inequities, and inequality. Therefore, it recommends the revolutionalization of oral traditions to assist in the deinstitutionalization of the prevailing patriarchal discourses and culture in traditional Akan communities of Ghana.

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Section: Proverbs and African Culturementioning

confidence: 99%

Proverbs and Patriarchy: Analysis of Linguistic Prejudice and Representation of Women in Traditional Akan Communities of Ghana

2020

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“…In the same manner, most of the languages in Africa make use of proverbs to shed light on situations and provide direction about language traditions (Grant & Asimeng-Boahene, 2006). Chilisa et al, (2016) noted that knowledge transfer is based on the way knowledge itself is made and what makes sense to the people, hence the methodology and techniques used in the therapeutic processes.…”

Section: Therapy Through Group Counsellingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Indigenous Marital Therapy: A Case of Botswana

Moeti

Mokgolodi²

2017

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Botswana has a long history of indigenous marital therapy. This indigenous therapy is embodied in the indigenous philosophy of motho ke motho ka batho (I am because we are). This philosophy promotes togetherness, connectedness, collectiveness, compassion, love and harmony and the building of sustainable relationships among families. The paper explores some of the indigenous therapeutic marital approaches used during wedding ceremonies amongst them, songs, proverbs and group counselling. It also argues that these indigenous marital approaches build family relations and are a continuous source of therapy for the married couple; in addition to relieving women from marital stress and maintaining strong family relationships even after the marriage has ended.

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“…In this global era, if we are to understand ourselves and others, we need to teach the interconnectedness of human experiences by fostering alternative visions of reality that can be referenced by advancing the use of indigenous pedagogies, such as storytelling, proverbs, legends and myths (Grant & Asimeng-Boahene, 2006;Ngugi wa Thiong'o, 1986;Tabulawa, 1997). Ngugi wa Thiong'o argues that in the post-colonial period, indigenous languages in Africa should be developed as interactive literary languages, meaning that African literacies can engage communication of other non-African cultures to build a more global community.…”

Section: African Proverbs: the Prized Lubricant Of Wordsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Citizenship Education: Using African Proverbs as Tools for Teaching in Urban Schools

Cited by 41 publications

References 13 publications

Proverbs and Patriarchy: Analysis of Linguistic Prejudice and Representation of Women in Traditional Akan Communities of Ghana

Proverbs and Patriarchy: Analysis of Linguistic Prejudice and Representation of Women in Traditional Akan Communities of Ghana

Indigenous Marital Therapy: A Case of Botswana

Counter-Storytelling with African Proverbs: A Vehicle for Teaching Social Justice and Global Understanding in Urban, U.S. Schools

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