Ethics in African Education and Governance

Authors

  • Umar Kabanda Pan African University(African Union Commission)Thematic Area Governance and Regional Integration Hosted by University of Yaounde II Soa, Yaounde ( www.pau-au.org)

Keywords:

Education, Ethics, Governance

Abstract

As Africans grapple with consequences of un ethical professionalism in governance, appropriate historical and social context are less emphasized as opposed to contemporary ethics in modernized African education an orientation which lacks the cultural character of Africans, as evidenced in all post-colonial African nations today. My work seeks to address these ethical contradictions approached through five sections, firstly the co-existence as stressed in the section, “Afrocentric verses Eurocentric ethics in education; an analysis of mixed moral values of ethics in African education process.” Second, the ethics in African education process geared to good governance professionals?. Thirdly, formal African education, graduates and professionalism in governance of contemporary African institutions fourthly, Justification for ethics in ethno cultural Education as a determinant of good governance in Africa?, and finally a Conclusive review of ethics in informal African education and its relevance in contemporary ethics in formal African professionalism targeting good governance.

Author Biography

Umar Kabanda, Pan African University(African Union Commission)Thematic Area Governance and Regional Integration Hosted by University of Yaounde II Soa, Yaounde ( www.pau-au.org)

Umar kabanda is a Ugandan Community Psychologist currently studying in Pan African University with a specialization in governance of the Master of governance and regional integration under scholarship of African Union located in Cameroon

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Published

2013-07-17

How to Cite

Kabanda, U. (2013). Ethics in African Education and Governance. American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences, 5(1), 14–22. Retrieved from https://asrjetsjournal.org/index.php/American_Scientific_Journal/article/view/508