S5E1 Traditional Education & African Knowledge in Ghana

In the season 5 premiere of Asase Ba, I talk about indigenous knowledge and traditional education in Ghana. I discuss the differences between Western education and African indigenous knowledge systems, pre-colonial education in Ghana, benefits of traditional education, what it looks like today and more!

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TRANSCRIPT

https://www.asaseba.com/podcast/season-5/episode-1-indigenous-knowledge-in-ghana

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Kwamena-Poh, M. A. (1975). The Traditional Informal System of Education In Pre-colonial Ghana. Présence Africaine, 95, 269–283. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/24349566

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