African Indigenous Education Essay

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1. Pre-colonial period refers to the time before the arrival of the European settlers in the Cape. During this period African Indigenous Education was implemented. Children were educated to learn traditions, rituals and values from elders. The elders would pass knowledge onto new generations orally. Before the arrival of Europeans in Africa, the majority of education was informal and focused on holistic development where children were taught to carry out daily activities of survival.
2. I disagree with his view completely. Indigenous people were rich and alive with culture. Their whole community was based on practicing traditions and rituals that had been inherited from many past generations. The members of these societies orientated their lives around traditional dances, art and stories that they shared …show more content…

Socialisation is the integration of indigenous education with social, religious and cultural ideas in life. Socialisation begins within the framework of family. The child’s beliefs, personality and ideas are shaped by the family and environment they grow up in. Where members of a society work and fit in based of their abilities is also a part of socialisation. In society we can be educated formally and informally. Formal education is where individuals purposefully learnt a new skill by having another member of the society teach them, while informal education is based on socialisation. Informal education is inherited and learnt through observing elders in the community. The society plays a large role in informal education as you learn informally through day to day living and involvement in the lives of people around you. The community trains children to learn what is and what is not acceptable in their specific culture. Men and women are herded into their gender roles and every individual fulfils a purpose. Songs, legends and examples are used to shape and mould the society of each tribal group; this is socialisation in indigenous African