Would you share relevant insight on the issues of decolonizing education, Africa's indigenous education, preferably on Sub-Saharan Africa?
I think the impact is tremendous, seeing as how we live in a global society, with different local dimensions. In fact, it may be a hasty to consider globalization a strictly modern phenomenon: its roots lie in capitalism from its origins. This production form was born with an international side to it, as its dynamics of accumulation, concentration, centralization and internationalization of capital spread out as parts of its essence. In light of this, we stand in front of a phenomenon which has some difficulties in being correctly and univocally manipulated in the intellectual discourse. To develop any region of any country with a political and economic environment with exclusionary characteristics such as these requires that we understand that change takes place in sectorial phases, which in the long term idenfity the quality of ripening and strengthen participative democracy. Some factors which help local development in these cases, such as the integration of different social actors, and most of all, knowledge of the social needs excluded from the regular orders of development. In light of this, an environment which promotes direct and personal participation of citizens can be produced. These should result in collaborative efforts which seek to address the various alternatives in question. This line of thinking brings to it the key notion that community participation is a crucial step towards sustainable development. Positive results are given through a horizontal breaching of local actors and through the use of creativity towards specific opportunities in a given region.
Dear Beyene Tiruneh,
As the saying goes, " a man's meat may be another man's poison". Globalization is often perceived as reaching out to others in order to understand them better. However, there are those who assume themselves and their sociopolitical systems as a reference and want to make others live and think like them. Anna Wierzbicka in an insightful article about Anglocentricism warns us against linguistic imperialism and how covertly it attempts to steal away from us our local values. Consequently, I think that Localization should find a way to reach out to global values without sacrificing or belittling its own locally established living standards.
Best regards,
R. Biria
Globalisation leads to global competition and in the long run, to local competition, ensuring the improvement of creative abilities and innovative capabilities. Competition between producers of commodities ensures the quality of the products and services at reduced prices, leading to specialization and efficiency. Globalization leads to wealth redistribution – ‘global richness and local poverty’.
These papers may contribute to the discourse
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236941623_Building_a_knowledge_society_one_individual_at_a_time_a_multi-level_review
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299747565_Towards_a_talent-driven_outward-oriented_globally-competitive_SME_framework_Discussion_Paper
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260638458_Strategies_for_enhancing_Jamaican_competitiveness_in_the_global_knowledge_economy
Working Paper Building a knowledge society one individual at a time: a mul...
Technical Report Towards a talent-driven outward-oriented globally-competitiv...
Conference Paper Strategies for enhancing Jamaican competitiveness in the glo...
In order to compete globally an education system requires a strong identity; competitive universities with local and globally familiar and respected courses, patronised by leading black academics.
A renewed or original engagement with African history would help in a decolonising process. Ancient African history is found in the Mediterranean areas of Africa, Egypt etc, but also in Sudan and Ethiopia, where Punt is sometimes situated. But ancient history, or early history, can be discovered in all parts of Africa. It simply needs identifying and propagating.
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