Multiculturalism in the age of the mosaic : essays in honor of Rudolph G. Wilson / Michael Oladejo Afolayan, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Afoláyan, Michael Oládèjo.

Series:

Education in a competitive and globalizing world series.

Education in a competitive and globalizing world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wilson, Rudolph G.

Multicultural education--Africa.

Multicultural education.

Educational anthropology--Africa.

Educational anthropology.

International education--Africa.

International education.

Education and state--Africa.

Education and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York. : Nova Science Publisher's, Inc., c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a festschrift that takes scholarship in multiculturalism one step beyond stereotypical discourses and procedural dimensions. With a conglomerate of scholars, the work provides the definition of 'multiculturalism' in its contents as well as in its contexts.

Contents:

Intro

MULTICULTURALISM IN THE AGE OF THE MOSAIC: ESSAYS IN HONOR OF RUDOLPH G. WILSON

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

MEET RUDOLPH G. WILSON: A PREFACE

INTRODUCTION: BROADENING THE DIALECTIC OF MULTICULTURALISM

SECTION I: PEDAGOGY, LANGUAGE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Chapter 1 CULTURES, SCIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE PRACTICES IN AFRICA: SOME ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES

1. PLURAL AND ENTANGLED MODERNITIES

2.0. FROM A UNIVERSALIST CIVILISATIONAL PERSPECTIVE TO A RHIZOME-LIKE ONE

2.1. Ecological and Feminist Critique of One-Sided Developmentalist View

2.2. Multi-Sited Knowledge Breeding

3. THE LOCAL KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS AND PRACTICES

3.1. Attitudes, Performance and Competences Entailed in Local Knowledge Practices

3.2. Competences and (Bearers of) Specialised Knowledge

3.3. Putting Local Knowledge and the Dominant Scientific Tradition Into Perspective

3.4. Towards Dialoguing in University Curricula with Plural Endogenous or Local Culture-Bound Knowledge Practices

4. TOWARDS A POLYLOGUE

NOTES

REFERENCES

Chapter 2 NEPAD'S DREAM OF AFRICA: WRITING IN THE GAP, OR QUESTING THE FORGOTTEN COMPONENT

Chapter 3 MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY - A RESPONSE TO THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBALIZATION IN AFRICA

INTRODUCTION: GLOBALIZATION

CULTURE AND GLOBALIZATION

AFRICA AND EDUCATION FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY

MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION

TECHNOLOGY AND MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION

TEACHING CONTENT ABOUT CULTURAL PLURALISM

USING CULTURAL PLURALISM TO TEACH

CHALLENGES

CONCLUSION

Chapter 4 CURRENT ISSUES IN SCIENCE EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

SCIENCE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT: THE NIGERIA EXPERIENCE

SCIENCE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND THE NATIONAL POLICY ON EDUCATION.

THE CURRICULA AND THE PROBLEMS OF IMPLEMENTATION

THE SCIENCE CURRICULA AND THE LEARNER

PERFORMANCES OF STUDENTS IN THE SCIENCES

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) AND SCIENCE TEACHING

THE WAY FORWARD

Chapter 5 DIVIDED BY A COMMON LANGUAGE: A COMPARISON OF NIGERIAN, AMERICAN AND BRITISH ENGLISH

CONCEPTUALIZING NIGERIAN ENGLISH

SOURCES OF NIGERIAN ENGLISH

LINGUISTIC IMPROVISATION

OLD-FASHIONED BRITISH ENGLISH

USAGE ERRORS NORMALIZED OVER TIME

A RAGBAG OF AMERICAN AND BRITISH ENGLISH

CONCLUDING THOUGHTS

Chapter 6 LANGUAGE ALSO FLOWS THROUGH PIPELINES: NIGERIA PIDGIN AND ITS SPREAD

INTRODUCTION

THE ORIGIN AND SPREAD OF NIGERIAN PIDGIN

LATER SPREAD NP

FUNCTIONS OF NP

Chapter 7 SYMBOLS IN NAMINGS: A STUDY OF D. O. FAGUNWA'S NOVELS

SYMBOLISM IN THE NOVELS

Symbolic Naming in the Novels

SYMBOLIC NAMING OF CHARACTERS IN THE NOVELS

Cultural Context

Symbolic Royal or Titled Names

Symbolic Oruko Abiso

Symbolic Inagije

Other Symbolic Names

SYMBOLIC NAMING OF THE TITLES OF THE NOVELS

SECTION II: DISCOURSE ON CLASS, GENDER, RACE AND DIVERSITY

Chapter 8 CONFRONTING MISGUIDED STEREOTYPES IN CHILD WELFARE: LESSONS OF RESILIENCE AND ADVOCACY FROM AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN

RESILIENCE AND ADVOCACY

AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES

IMPLICATIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH

Chapter 9 RE-VISITING LITERATURE ON THE SCHOOL RETENTION AND RESILIENCY FACTORS RELATING TO AFRICAN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL FEMALE STUDENTS: A PRACTICAL DISCOURSE ON SCHOOL POLICIES

THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES

Social Theory

Motivation Theory

Age-Growth Theory

RESILIENCY FACTORS

Home-Related Factors

School-Related Factors.

Self-Related Issues

FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES OF EDUCATION

FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES AND BLACK WOMEN EDUCATION

AFROCENTRICISM AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN EDUCATION

AFRICAN-AMERICAN FEMALES' RETENTION AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION

REFERENCE

Chapter 10 BUILDING BRIDGES OF EMPOWERMENT TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' ACHIEVEMENT: A DICUSSION OF ALTERNATIVE MODELS

CHARACTERISTICS OF LOWER ACHIEVEMENT STUDENTS

SELECTED INITIATIVES EMPLOYED TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP

(I) Alternative Models: Teachers of Color:

(II) Students' Funds of Knowledge:

SECTION III: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Chapter 11 ANALYSIS OF GENDER INEQUALITY IN NIGERIAN PRIMARY EDUCATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY AND MANAGEMENT

RELEVANCE AND IMPORTANCE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION

GENDER GAP IN EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

REASONS FOR LESS FEMALE ENROLMENT IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

PLACE OF FEMALE/GIRLS EDUCATION IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Enrollment Trend in Nigerian Primary Schools between 2000/2001 to 2004/2005 Sessions

Extent of Gender Inequality in the Primary School Enrolment between 2001 and 2005

SPREAD OF GENDER INEQUALITY ACROSS THE SIX GEOPOLITICAL ZONES

IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY AND MANAGEMENT

Chapter 12 DARFUR: SEIZE THE TIME AND STOP THE GENOCIDE!

BACKGROUND

ARABS IN AFRICA

MEAN ANNUAL RAINFALL (MM)

MISUNDERSTANDINGS THAT NEED TO BE CLEARED UP

THE CURRENT CONFLICT

HISTORY OF GENOCIDE

POLICIES AND IMPEDIMENTS

Chapter 13 LEARNING TO TOLERATE AN INTERNATIONAL, MULTICULTURAL APPROACH TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM

THE PROBLEM

A HYPOTHETICAL CASE - PROBLEMATIZING INTOLERANCE

APPLICATIONS.

RACE RELATIONS IN AMERICA - A HISTORICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL MISNORMAL

EXPLORING THE CULTURAL MOSAIC

A Global Perspective

The Secondary School Curriculum

RECOMMENDATION

Learning the Language of Others

Content Integration

Knowledge Connection

Prejudice Reduction

Equitable Pedagogy

Empowering School Culture and Social Structure

SECTION IV: INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND THE AFRICAN DIASPORA

Chapter 14 DEREGULATION OF PROVISION OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: TRUTH, TORTURE AND TACTICS FROM AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

TREND IN GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

TRUTH ABOUT DEREGULATION FROM AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

TORTURE OF DEREGULATION FROM AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

TACTICS FOR DEREGULATION FROM AMERICAN EXPERIENCE AND THEORIES

TASKS OF GOVERNMENT IN DEREGULATING EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

Implications for Social Diversity Education

Chapter 15 THE OLD AND THE NEW WINE: INTRODUCING REPRODUCTIVE LAW IN THE CURRICULUM OF LAW FACULTIES IN NIGERIA

LEGAL EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

THE LAW CURRICULUM IN NIGERIA: A RETHINK

THE INCLUSION OF REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INTO THE LAW CURRICULUM

JUSTIFICATION FOR CURRICULUM CHANGE

EVALUATION OF THE EFFORTS THUS FAR

THE CHALLENGES AHEAD

Chapter 16 THE TYPOLOGY AND POWER OF STORYTELLING IN KENYAN EDUCATION: TOWARDS AN APPLICATIVE PEDAGOGY

FOLKLORE: COMPARATIVE FOLKLORISTS AND FUNCTIONALIST THEORIES

COMPARATIVE, NATIONAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORIES

STORYTELLING AS A UNIVERSAL MOTIF

(a) Storytelling Helps in Building Bridges across Cultures

(b) Storytelling Appeals to People's Emotions

THE POWER OF STORYTELLING IN EDUCATION: RELATED THEORIES

Egan's Theory

(a) Storytelling and Attention

(b) Storytelling and Imagination.

(c) Storytelling Breaks Abstract Concepts to Concrete

(d) Storytelling and Mathematics

SUMMARY

Chapter 17 IMPROVING ACCESS AND EQUITY IN TERTIARY EDUCATION IN GHANA: THE ROLE OF PRIVATE TERTIARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

REVIEW OF LITERATURE

OVERVIEW OF THE CONTEMPORARY TERTIARY EDUCATIONAL LANDSCAPE

EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION

OPERATING STRATEGIES OF SELECTED PRIVATE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

ANALYSIS

APPENDIX 1 LIST OF PUBLIC TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN GHANA.

Public-Supported Degree-Granting Tertiary Institutions

List of Private Degree and Diploma Granting Institutions

SECTION V: MEMORIES, SELF-REFLECTIONS AND TRIBUTES TO RUDOLPH G. WILSON

Chapter 18 TRANSITIONING FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CHAIR TO THE PROFESSOR'S PODIUM: A NARRATIVE OF PERSONAL REFLECTIONS

BENCHMARKS

THE JOURNEY BEGINS

CHANGING ROLES, CHANGING CULTURES

A NEW PLACE ON THE TOTEM POLE

TIME CONTROL OR TIME OUT OF CONTROL

A LESSON LEARNED: EVERYTHING IS A PROFIT CENTER

MENTORING

THE JOURNEY REVISITED

Chapter 19 REFLECTIONS

A FEAST OF MEMORY FOR RUDOLPH G. WILSON (REMI RAJI)

JUST FOR RUDY (DAVID AGLIN)

REFLECTING ON RUDY (KRISTIN M DEMOND)

RUDY WILSON (MERRILL HARMIN)

ALL FOR RUDY (CONNIE)

POSTSCRIPT FOR RUDY (STEVE)

RUDY WILSON (W. DEAN WILEY)

HONOR TO RUDY WILSON (ROWENA MCCLINTON)

HALF A CENTURY REFLECTIONS ON RUDY WILSON (DON KEEFE)

HALF A CENTURY LIKE YESTERDAY (SUSAN W. NALL)

RUDY AND I (MARCUS M. AHMED)

Rudy Wilson: friend, colleague and mentor

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

INDEX

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-61209-065-6

OCLC:

928193844