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Jamaine Abidogun
Jamaine M. Abidogun, PhD, Professor Emeritus, History, Missouri State University, USA holds a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary Education, and a minor in African and African-American Studies, University of Kansas. As a diversity and inclusion expert, Professor Abidogun serves as consultant, researcher, author, and facilitator on gender, indigenous studies, and inclusive education in the United States, Nigeria, and Jamaica. She served as Diversity Fellow for the Division for Diversity & Inclusion, Missouri State University (2015-2017). She served as Director of Secondary Education, Missouri State University (2008 - 2010) overseeing more than 24 undergraduate and graduate K-12 and Secondary Education programs. She served as MSED History and Social Science program coordinator (2001-2017). Her course offerings include Interdisciplinary African Studies, Education, and History courses. Her publications focus on historical and contemporary interactions of culture and education in the United States, Africa, and the African Diaspora. She is a two time Fulbright Research Scholar recipient (2004-2005, 2013-2014); and served as a consultant at the US Embassy, Abuja, Nigeria (2017, 2018). She served as the Editor-in-Chief, African Journal of Teacher Education (AJOTE), University of Guelph, Ontario (2011-2017). She is a member of the Fulbright Academy and a past president of the Mid-America Alliance for African Studies (MAAAS). She served several years on the Region 7 National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) Executive Board. Her most recent publications include: Co-editor with Sterling Recker, Africa and Diaspora Intersectionality Interconnections (Palgrave 2021), Co-Editor with Toyin Falola, Palgrave Handbook of Africa Education and Indigenous Knowledge (Palgrave 2020); Editor and Lead Author, African Science Education: Gendering Indigenous Knowledge in Nigeria (Routledge 2018), and Co-editor with Toyin Falola, Issues in African Political Economies (Carolina Academic Press 2016). Her publications also include several chapters and articles in Africa and Education Studies.
Supervisors: Tom Erb, University of Kansas, Peter Ukpokodu, University of Kansas, Jean Allman, Washington University, Marvin Lewis, University of Missouri-Columbia
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Throughout time, African civilizations have maneuvered and negotiated successfully to maintain their societies and ensure cultural continuity despite encountering expanding trade, foreign invasion, and imposition of colonial and neocolonial states. The Narrative of Africa Rising: Changing Perspectives evaluates the discourse on “Africa Rising” through representative case studies to create a complex and layered account of Africa’s struggles to rise above challenges and conflict in the twenty-first century. Using empirical data and field observations, editors Darlingtina K. Esiaka and Jamaine Abidogun measure Africa’s complex and uneven development over time to provide insight into how Africans across the continent utilize indigenous socio-political economic processes in the face of neocolonial “nation state” systems that routinely fail them. Africa’s twenty-first century rise is erratic as it struggles to undo the damage of colonialism and to fight neocolonial exploitation, but what stands the test of time are African civilizations’ sophisticated societal institutions that continue to vie for the wellbeing of their citizens.
https://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9783030382766
Co-Authors: Sarah Nixon, Felix I. Nwafor, Winifred Nwaefido Obasi, Nkiru Ohia, Victoria Onu, Fred Ozioko, Georgiana Saunders, Steve Willis
Book Description
Based on interrogation and review of historical and current cultural and indigenous knowledge combined with extensive curriculum and classroom analysis, this book identifies how indigenous science gender roles may be utilized to provide a more gender balanced and indigenous centered learning experience.
The book argues for the integration of African indigenous science into the secondary school curriculum as a way to strengthens students’ science comprehension by affirming their society’s science contributions that make clear connections between Indigenous and Western science and to promote female representation in the sciences.
This book will be of interest to scholars and practitioners of science education, African education, and indigenous knowledge.
Book Description
Issues in African Political Economies draws together nineteen essays that detail local and regional political economies in Africa by describing case studies squarely situated within the global context. The varied perspectives from a range of academic fields speak to the complex layers and configurations of local, national, and global political and economic systems. These authors identify economic hardships and political uncertainties, providing insightful critiques and solutions based on grounded theory and solid documentation of current conditions. Each scholar reveals astute assessments of these modern political economies and their varied impact and results across a range of issues and contexts. Whether utilizing a case study or discussing specific aspects of the political economy such as government policy; political alliances; labor relations; natural resources; urban versus rural environments; or human factors of age, gender, socio-economic status, and ethnicity; each chapter concludes with policy recommendations and straightforward plans of action.
This book is part of the African World Series, edited by Toyin Falola, Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities, University of Texas at Austin.
Table of Contents
Introduction p.1
Toyin Falola and Jamaine Abidogun
Section I: The Political in the Economy
Chapter 1 · “Somalia’s Terrorist Shabaab”: The Global Political
Economy of Impoverishment and Disempowerment p.13
Amentahru Wahlrab
Chapter 2 · “To Serve the Nation”: Jeshi la Kujenga Taifa and the
Development of Tanzania p.29
Charles Thomas
Chapter 3 · Analysis of Election Finances in Nigeria (1999–2011) p.43
Eyum Ode and Babatunde Ojedokun
Chapter 4 · State and Political Participation: A Gender Analysis
of Nigeria’s 2011 General Elections p.61
’Lai Olurode
Chapter 5 · Historical Epochs of Local Government Administration
in Nigeria: Women and the Poor p.79
Fatai A. Olasupo and Ikeoluwapo O. Fayomi
Section II: Risk Analysis and Security Measures
Chapter 6 · Poverty, Underdevelopment, and Small and Light
Weight Weapons (SALWs) Proliferation in Nigeria: Implications
for National Security p.117
Hauwa’u E. Yusuf, Cosmos I. Eze, and Adedayo A. Yusufu
Chapter 7 · Modern-Day Slavery: Poverty and Women Trafficking in Nigeria in the Age of Neo-liberal Orthodoxy p.133
R. I. Ako-Nai and Iwebunor Okwechime
Chapter 8 · Political Corruption and Development in Africa: Lessons from
South Africa p.151
Kudzai Goto and Olusola Ogunnubi
Chapter 9 · Combating Corruption for Development in Nigeria: A Securitization Approach p.173
Olabanji Akinola
Section III: Views on Resource Capital and Development
Chapter 10 · Escaping the Resource Curse: Ethnic Inclusion in
Resource-Rich States in West Africa p.199
Manuel Vogt
Chapter 11 · Poverty in an Oil Rich Country: The Nigerian Situation p.227
Zuhumman Gabriel Dapel
Chapter 12 · Safeguarding the Rights of Oil Producing Communities in
Nigeria: A Call for Review p.263
Kevwe M. Omoragbon
Chapter 13 · Politics of Foreign Financing and Development:
Zambia’s Negotiating Capacity amidst the East-West Rivalry p.285
Ben Weiss
Chapter 14 · Age of Owner and Performance of Rural Non-farm Enterprises in Nigeria: Implications for Rural Employment and Poverty p.307
Fayomi A. Olugbenga
Section IV: Wealth of the Nations: African Voices in Reflection
Chapter 15 · Poverty as Empowerment: Don Mattera’s Sophiatown:
Coming of Age in South Africa p.319
Michael Sharp
Chapter 16 · Radicalized Oath: Taking in the Mau Mau and Mungiki
Movements in Kenya, 1952–2012 p.331
Mickie M. Koster
Chapter 17 · Gendered Poverty in Africa: Implications for Career
Emancipation of Women p. 347
Bridget I. Awosika
Chapter 18 · Colonial Socio-Economic Developments and Poverty in the Niger Delta p.363
Frank O. Amugo and C. Izeoma Chinda
Chapter 19 · Post-Colonial West African Railroads: State Management,
Infrastructural Decay, and Privatization p.373
Tokunbo A. Ayoola
Book Description
Education and the arts offer multiple, mutually clarifying lenses through which to examine and understand issues of poverty and empowerment. Here, both are combined in a fascinating look at how these two often overlooked elements promote social equality and cultivate personal agency across Africa's diverse political-economic landscapes.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Abidogun, Jamaine & Falola, Toyin
Pages 1-11
Advancing the Anti-Poverty Crusade through the Enforcement of the Fundamental Right to Education under Nigerian Law
Adam, Eteete Michael
Pages 15-29
Socio-Economic Inequality and Progress toward Achieving Education for All by 2015 in Nigeria
Musa, Roselyn Jumai (et al.)
Pages 31-41
Women and Poverty Eradication Efforts in Uganda: Why is Ending Gendered Poverty Still Far-Fetched?
Hasaba, Sarah
Pages 43-59
Empowering the Poor in Nigeria through Adult and Community Education: Implications for Education Policy Reform
Akande, Josbua Olusola (et al.)
Pages 61-80
Combating the Scourge of Poverty in Nigeria through Rural Community Education: Challenges and Prospects
Simeon-Fayomi, Bolanle Clara (et al.)
Pages 81-99
Poverty, Endangered Languages, and Creoles: Two Case Studies from Southern Africa and the Greater Caribbean
Albuyeh, Ann
Pages 103-129
Poverty Eradication for Sustainable Growth in Africa: Insights from Ben Okri’s In Arcadia
Adam, Ezinwanyi E.
Pages 131-142
Between the Sublime and the Subliminal: Economic Modernity, Desire, and Political Fictions in Cameroon
Tchouaffe, Olivier J.
Pages 143-165
Arts Management as a Strategy for Rapid Development of the Arts in Nigeria
Enamhe, Bojor
Pages 169-178
The Changing Images and Representations of Adire Technology in Nigerian Politics
Owoeye, Omotayo I.
Pages 179-200
“Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow”: Fela’s Prophetic Lyrics in Light of Twenty-First Century Realities
Oikelome, Albert
Pages 203-220
Deconstructing African Poverty against the Backdrop of a Rich Musical Heritage: A Paradox
Akombo, David O.
Pages 221-231
From the Street to Stardom: The Socio-Economic Empowerment of Nigerian Youth through Music
Olusoji, Stephen O.
Pages 233-241
Popular Music as an Economic Tool for Nigerian Youth
Babalola, Sunday O.
Pages 242-254
Creating Havens of Westernization in Nigerian Higher Education
Jamaine Abidogun
49.1 Introduction
Nigeria’s National Universities Commission (NUC), the governmental oversight
group for higher (tertiary) education grants credential authority to Nigeria’s federal,
state, and private universities. In little more than a decade Nigeria’s higher education
system has experienced exponential growth primarily due to increased demand
for access to these institutions. From 2000 through 2012, 12 new federal universities
were established and of these 9 were established in 2011 alone. During this same
period 24 new state universities were established, while private universities experienced the most significant growth (Fig. 49.1 ).
Of Nigeria’s 50 private universities 47 of these were established between 2000
and 2012. In fact no private universities were listed from 1983 to 1999. As of June
2012 NUC officially listed a total of 37 federal, 37 state, and 50 private universities
as fully or provisionally credentialed universities (NUC 2012 ) (Fig. 49.2 ).
This significant increase in Nigerian universities, especially private ones, drew
national attention as Nigeria’s Tribune newspaper (Idoko, March 8, 2011 ) reported
the Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufa’i’s stern warning, “I
must warn that no private university is allowed to run postgraduate programmes
without having graduated at least one set of students from mature programme and
programmes with full accreditation status … any unwholesome practice or operation
outside the provisions of the NUC guidelines is unacceptable and shall attract
appropriate sanctions.” Her words underscore Nigeria’s commitment to stop the tide of unaccredited institutions often referred to as degree mills. The above numbers reflect the massive growth of tertiary or higher education in Nigeria. This growth in the ...
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015 (p. 955)
S.D. Brunn (ed.), The Changing World Religion Map,
DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9376-6_49
Keywords:
West Africa, Gender, Education, Neocolonial, Nigeria, Ghana, Jamaica, Culture, Identity, Yoruba, Igbo, Ga, Akan, Ewe
International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations, Volume 11, Issue 5, pp.1-16. Article: Print (Spiral Bound). Article: Electronic (PDF File; 793.579KB).
Participant interpretations provided descriptions of resistance, adaptation, and transformation in their identification and formation of gender roles. Participants were drawn from a junior secondary school and the surrounding community of Madina. The accumulative effect was a push-pull and transforming societal response, that periodically and at times simultaneously moved closer to or further from Western models as transmitted through formal education or/and indigenous gender roles. Incidents of resistance, adaptation, and transformation demonstrated overall gravitation toward Western influences and away from indigenous influences regarding gender roles.""
schools in Nsukka, Nigeria. It analyzes gender-role changes
or perceptions of change based on students’ reported interactions in formal education settings. It summarizes gender issues under students’ perceptions of gender roles, norms, and practices in relation to themselves, their peer group, and their perceptions of generational change compared with those of their parents and grandparents. These perceptions demonstrate a pattern of gender roles shaped by Western Judeo-Christian doctrine within the formal education curriculum, minimal inclusion of local history or cultural content,and loss of indigenous knowledge and practices. Gender-role change is one aspect of a general Westernizing effect of formal models of Western education on indigenous cultures.
Advancing Health Equity, Black Identity & Culture, Building Win-Win Partnerships & Networks, and Understanding the Global Implications of the Crisis in Sudan.
Zoom and in-person at the Kansas Health Institute, Topeka October 19-20, 2023
For more information, visit https://kasc.ku.edu/maaas-2023-conference or email MAAAS President Ithar Hassaballa at, ihassaballa@khi.org.
Register for conference, here.
(Oct 19-20, 2018)
Theme: Africa and the Diaspora: Intersectionality and Interconnections The Mid-America Alliance for African Studies (MAAAS) and the African and African American Studies Program, Iowa State University, invite scholars to submit conference papers and full panel proposals for the 2018 conference on Africana Studies. The goal of this conference is to create an interdisciplinary dialogue on the history, contemporary status, and future configurations within the intersectionalities and interconnections of Africa and the Diaspora. Intersectionality presents its various configurations and interconnections across the continent and around the world as a concept, " linking contemporary politics with postmodern theory. In mapping the intersections of race and gender, the concept does engage dominant assumptions that race and gender are essentially separate categories….suggesting a methodology that will ultimately disrupt the tendencies to see race and gender as exclusive or separable….the concept [intersectionality] can and should be expanded by factoring in issues such as class, sexual orientation, age, [colonialism], and color " (Crenshaw, 1991, p.1244-45N9). These intersectionalities of identity interplay within precolonial, colonial, and neo-colonial constructs that develop unique and often conflicting interconnections. Scholars are welcome to submit papers on a range of areas such as cultural, feminist, Pan African, and postcolonial studies. All interdisciplinary and traditional disciplines from the Arts, Humanities, Math, Sciences, Social Sciences, etc are welcome. This conference provides a venue to discuss intersectionality's role in understanding Africa and the Diaspora and the interconnections across its people, places, history, present, and future. We invite proposals that address topics beyond the organizing theme as well. Please submit a 250-word abstract or panel description by September 10, 2018 and register for the MAAAS 2018 Conference at the MAAAS website: https://www.midamericaallianceforafricanstudies.org/submission-information.html
Throughout time, African civilizations have maneuvered and negotiated successfully to maintain their societies and ensure cultural continuity despite encountering expanding trade, foreign invasion, and imposition of colonial and neocolonial states. The Narrative of Africa Rising: Changing Perspectives evaluates the discourse on “Africa Rising” through representative case studies to create a complex and layered account of Africa’s struggles to rise above challenges and conflict in the twenty-first century. Using empirical data and field observations, editors Darlingtina K. Esiaka and Jamaine Abidogun measure Africa’s complex and uneven development over time to provide insight into how Africans across the continent utilize indigenous socio-political economic processes in the face of neocolonial “nation state” systems that routinely fail them. Africa’s twenty-first century rise is erratic as it struggles to undo the damage of colonialism and to fight neocolonial exploitation, but what stands the test of time are African civilizations’ sophisticated societal institutions that continue to vie for the wellbeing of their citizens.
https://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9783030382766
Co-Authors: Sarah Nixon, Felix I. Nwafor, Winifred Nwaefido Obasi, Nkiru Ohia, Victoria Onu, Fred Ozioko, Georgiana Saunders, Steve Willis
Book Description
Based on interrogation and review of historical and current cultural and indigenous knowledge combined with extensive curriculum and classroom analysis, this book identifies how indigenous science gender roles may be utilized to provide a more gender balanced and indigenous centered learning experience.
The book argues for the integration of African indigenous science into the secondary school curriculum as a way to strengthens students’ science comprehension by affirming their society’s science contributions that make clear connections between Indigenous and Western science and to promote female representation in the sciences.
This book will be of interest to scholars and practitioners of science education, African education, and indigenous knowledge.
Book Description
Issues in African Political Economies draws together nineteen essays that detail local and regional political economies in Africa by describing case studies squarely situated within the global context. The varied perspectives from a range of academic fields speak to the complex layers and configurations of local, national, and global political and economic systems. These authors identify economic hardships and political uncertainties, providing insightful critiques and solutions based on grounded theory and solid documentation of current conditions. Each scholar reveals astute assessments of these modern political economies and their varied impact and results across a range of issues and contexts. Whether utilizing a case study or discussing specific aspects of the political economy such as government policy; political alliances; labor relations; natural resources; urban versus rural environments; or human factors of age, gender, socio-economic status, and ethnicity; each chapter concludes with policy recommendations and straightforward plans of action.
This book is part of the African World Series, edited by Toyin Falola, Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities, University of Texas at Austin.
Table of Contents
Introduction p.1
Toyin Falola and Jamaine Abidogun
Section I: The Political in the Economy
Chapter 1 · “Somalia’s Terrorist Shabaab”: The Global Political
Economy of Impoverishment and Disempowerment p.13
Amentahru Wahlrab
Chapter 2 · “To Serve the Nation”: Jeshi la Kujenga Taifa and the
Development of Tanzania p.29
Charles Thomas
Chapter 3 · Analysis of Election Finances in Nigeria (1999–2011) p.43
Eyum Ode and Babatunde Ojedokun
Chapter 4 · State and Political Participation: A Gender Analysis
of Nigeria’s 2011 General Elections p.61
’Lai Olurode
Chapter 5 · Historical Epochs of Local Government Administration
in Nigeria: Women and the Poor p.79
Fatai A. Olasupo and Ikeoluwapo O. Fayomi
Section II: Risk Analysis and Security Measures
Chapter 6 · Poverty, Underdevelopment, and Small and Light
Weight Weapons (SALWs) Proliferation in Nigeria: Implications
for National Security p.117
Hauwa’u E. Yusuf, Cosmos I. Eze, and Adedayo A. Yusufu
Chapter 7 · Modern-Day Slavery: Poverty and Women Trafficking in Nigeria in the Age of Neo-liberal Orthodoxy p.133
R. I. Ako-Nai and Iwebunor Okwechime
Chapter 8 · Political Corruption and Development in Africa: Lessons from
South Africa p.151
Kudzai Goto and Olusola Ogunnubi
Chapter 9 · Combating Corruption for Development in Nigeria: A Securitization Approach p.173
Olabanji Akinola
Section III: Views on Resource Capital and Development
Chapter 10 · Escaping the Resource Curse: Ethnic Inclusion in
Resource-Rich States in West Africa p.199
Manuel Vogt
Chapter 11 · Poverty in an Oil Rich Country: The Nigerian Situation p.227
Zuhumman Gabriel Dapel
Chapter 12 · Safeguarding the Rights of Oil Producing Communities in
Nigeria: A Call for Review p.263
Kevwe M. Omoragbon
Chapter 13 · Politics of Foreign Financing and Development:
Zambia’s Negotiating Capacity amidst the East-West Rivalry p.285
Ben Weiss
Chapter 14 · Age of Owner and Performance of Rural Non-farm Enterprises in Nigeria: Implications for Rural Employment and Poverty p.307
Fayomi A. Olugbenga
Section IV: Wealth of the Nations: African Voices in Reflection
Chapter 15 · Poverty as Empowerment: Don Mattera’s Sophiatown:
Coming of Age in South Africa p.319
Michael Sharp
Chapter 16 · Radicalized Oath: Taking in the Mau Mau and Mungiki
Movements in Kenya, 1952–2012 p.331
Mickie M. Koster
Chapter 17 · Gendered Poverty in Africa: Implications for Career
Emancipation of Women p. 347
Bridget I. Awosika
Chapter 18 · Colonial Socio-Economic Developments and Poverty in the Niger Delta p.363
Frank O. Amugo and C. Izeoma Chinda
Chapter 19 · Post-Colonial West African Railroads: State Management,
Infrastructural Decay, and Privatization p.373
Tokunbo A. Ayoola
Book Description
Education and the arts offer multiple, mutually clarifying lenses through which to examine and understand issues of poverty and empowerment. Here, both are combined in a fascinating look at how these two often overlooked elements promote social equality and cultivate personal agency across Africa's diverse political-economic landscapes.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Abidogun, Jamaine & Falola, Toyin
Pages 1-11
Advancing the Anti-Poverty Crusade through the Enforcement of the Fundamental Right to Education under Nigerian Law
Adam, Eteete Michael
Pages 15-29
Socio-Economic Inequality and Progress toward Achieving Education for All by 2015 in Nigeria
Musa, Roselyn Jumai (et al.)
Pages 31-41
Women and Poverty Eradication Efforts in Uganda: Why is Ending Gendered Poverty Still Far-Fetched?
Hasaba, Sarah
Pages 43-59
Empowering the Poor in Nigeria through Adult and Community Education: Implications for Education Policy Reform
Akande, Josbua Olusola (et al.)
Pages 61-80
Combating the Scourge of Poverty in Nigeria through Rural Community Education: Challenges and Prospects
Simeon-Fayomi, Bolanle Clara (et al.)
Pages 81-99
Poverty, Endangered Languages, and Creoles: Two Case Studies from Southern Africa and the Greater Caribbean
Albuyeh, Ann
Pages 103-129
Poverty Eradication for Sustainable Growth in Africa: Insights from Ben Okri’s In Arcadia
Adam, Ezinwanyi E.
Pages 131-142
Between the Sublime and the Subliminal: Economic Modernity, Desire, and Political Fictions in Cameroon
Tchouaffe, Olivier J.
Pages 143-165
Arts Management as a Strategy for Rapid Development of the Arts in Nigeria
Enamhe, Bojor
Pages 169-178
The Changing Images and Representations of Adire Technology in Nigerian Politics
Owoeye, Omotayo I.
Pages 179-200
“Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow”: Fela’s Prophetic Lyrics in Light of Twenty-First Century Realities
Oikelome, Albert
Pages 203-220
Deconstructing African Poverty against the Backdrop of a Rich Musical Heritage: A Paradox
Akombo, David O.
Pages 221-231
From the Street to Stardom: The Socio-Economic Empowerment of Nigerian Youth through Music
Olusoji, Stephen O.
Pages 233-241
Popular Music as an Economic Tool for Nigerian Youth
Babalola, Sunday O.
Pages 242-254
Creating Havens of Westernization in Nigerian Higher Education
Jamaine Abidogun
49.1 Introduction
Nigeria’s National Universities Commission (NUC), the governmental oversight
group for higher (tertiary) education grants credential authority to Nigeria’s federal,
state, and private universities. In little more than a decade Nigeria’s higher education
system has experienced exponential growth primarily due to increased demand
for access to these institutions. From 2000 through 2012, 12 new federal universities
were established and of these 9 were established in 2011 alone. During this same
period 24 new state universities were established, while private universities experienced the most significant growth (Fig. 49.1 ).
Of Nigeria’s 50 private universities 47 of these were established between 2000
and 2012. In fact no private universities were listed from 1983 to 1999. As of June
2012 NUC officially listed a total of 37 federal, 37 state, and 50 private universities
as fully or provisionally credentialed universities (NUC 2012 ) (Fig. 49.2 ).
This significant increase in Nigerian universities, especially private ones, drew
national attention as Nigeria’s Tribune newspaper (Idoko, March 8, 2011 ) reported
the Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufa’i’s stern warning, “I
must warn that no private university is allowed to run postgraduate programmes
without having graduated at least one set of students from mature programme and
programmes with full accreditation status … any unwholesome practice or operation
outside the provisions of the NUC guidelines is unacceptable and shall attract
appropriate sanctions.” Her words underscore Nigeria’s commitment to stop the tide of unaccredited institutions often referred to as degree mills. The above numbers reflect the massive growth of tertiary or higher education in Nigeria. This growth in the ...
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015 (p. 955)
S.D. Brunn (ed.), The Changing World Religion Map,
DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9376-6_49
Keywords:
West Africa, Gender, Education, Neocolonial, Nigeria, Ghana, Jamaica, Culture, Identity, Yoruba, Igbo, Ga, Akan, Ewe
International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations, Volume 11, Issue 5, pp.1-16. Article: Print (Spiral Bound). Article: Electronic (PDF File; 793.579KB).
Participant interpretations provided descriptions of resistance, adaptation, and transformation in their identification and formation of gender roles. Participants were drawn from a junior secondary school and the surrounding community of Madina. The accumulative effect was a push-pull and transforming societal response, that periodically and at times simultaneously moved closer to or further from Western models as transmitted through formal education or/and indigenous gender roles. Incidents of resistance, adaptation, and transformation demonstrated overall gravitation toward Western influences and away from indigenous influences regarding gender roles.""
schools in Nsukka, Nigeria. It analyzes gender-role changes
or perceptions of change based on students’ reported interactions in formal education settings. It summarizes gender issues under students’ perceptions of gender roles, norms, and practices in relation to themselves, their peer group, and their perceptions of generational change compared with those of their parents and grandparents. These perceptions demonstrate a pattern of gender roles shaped by Western Judeo-Christian doctrine within the formal education curriculum, minimal inclusion of local history or cultural content,and loss of indigenous knowledge and practices. Gender-role change is one aspect of a general Westernizing effect of formal models of Western education on indigenous cultures.
Advancing Health Equity, Black Identity & Culture, Building Win-Win Partnerships & Networks, and Understanding the Global Implications of the Crisis in Sudan.
Zoom and in-person at the Kansas Health Institute, Topeka October 19-20, 2023
For more information, visit https://kasc.ku.edu/maaas-2023-conference or email MAAAS President Ithar Hassaballa at, ihassaballa@khi.org.
Register for conference, here.
(Oct 19-20, 2018)
Theme: Africa and the Diaspora: Intersectionality and Interconnections The Mid-America Alliance for African Studies (MAAAS) and the African and African American Studies Program, Iowa State University, invite scholars to submit conference papers and full panel proposals for the 2018 conference on Africana Studies. The goal of this conference is to create an interdisciplinary dialogue on the history, contemporary status, and future configurations within the intersectionalities and interconnections of Africa and the Diaspora. Intersectionality presents its various configurations and interconnections across the continent and around the world as a concept, " linking contemporary politics with postmodern theory. In mapping the intersections of race and gender, the concept does engage dominant assumptions that race and gender are essentially separate categories….suggesting a methodology that will ultimately disrupt the tendencies to see race and gender as exclusive or separable….the concept [intersectionality] can and should be expanded by factoring in issues such as class, sexual orientation, age, [colonialism], and color " (Crenshaw, 1991, p.1244-45N9). These intersectionalities of identity interplay within precolonial, colonial, and neo-colonial constructs that develop unique and often conflicting interconnections. Scholars are welcome to submit papers on a range of areas such as cultural, feminist, Pan African, and postcolonial studies. All interdisciplinary and traditional disciplines from the Arts, Humanities, Math, Sciences, Social Sciences, etc are welcome. This conference provides a venue to discuss intersectionality's role in understanding Africa and the Diaspora and the interconnections across its people, places, history, present, and future. We invite proposals that address topics beyond the organizing theme as well. Please submit a 250-word abstract or panel description by September 10, 2018 and register for the MAAAS 2018 Conference at the MAAAS website: https://www.midamericaallianceforafricanstudies.org/submission-information.html