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ERIC Number: EJ638602
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0260-1370
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Learning To Be Active Citizens: Lessons of Traditional Africa for Lifelong Learning.
Avoseh, M. B. M.
International Journal of Lifelong Education, v20 n6 p479-86 Nov-Dec 2001
Contrasts the current conceptualization of lifelong learning in the context of globalization with the concept in the context of Africa. States that lifelong learning in traditional African societies was the foundation for active citizenship in the process of becoming a revered ancestor. Suggests lessons for the current construction of lifelong learning. (SK)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Role of Education, Social Action
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Africa
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