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ERIC Number: EJ452408
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9347
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Indigenous African Education as a Means for Understanding the Fullness of Life: Amara Traditional Education.
Tedla, Elleni
Journal of Black Studies, v23 n1 p7-26 Sep 1992
Examines home and church learning of indigenous Ethiopians, the Amara Welloye, and the richness of this indigenous education as a foundation in building an effective educational system for present-day Africans. Indigenous learning is vital to transmission of values that Africans consider essential in understanding and experiencing life's fullness. (JB)
Descriptors: African Culture, Black Community, Black Culture, Black Education, Black Youth, Cultural Education, Educational Philosophy, Ethnography, Folk Culture, Foreign Countries, Home Schooling, Indigenous Populations, Religious Education, Teaching Methods, Values Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ethiopia
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