Education Research in African Contexts

dited by Paul Webb, Mathabo Khau, and Proscovia Namubiru Ssentamu Nomalungelo African Mind Publishers, 2024 274 pp. Print ISBN 978-1-0672535-0-9, E-Book- ISBN 978-1-0672535-1-6, E-Pub - 978-1-0672535-2-3 Open Access website: https://www.africanminds.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Education-Research-in-African-Contexts-Web.pdf Education Research in African Contexts: Traditions and New Beginnings for Knowledge and Impact, edited by Paul Webb, Mathabo Khau, and Proscovia Namubiru Ssentamu is a comprehensive, timely text that showcases the significance of engaging with educational research methodologies and practices specifically designed to African settings. In this sense, it addresses a critical gap in academic literature by foregrounding African perspectives and realities in educational inquiry. Its focus on Indigenous research approaches such as storytelling, theatre, and eco-pedagogy, amongst others, demonstrates how research in African contexts can be decolonised so that African researchers can embrace solutions to address their unique regional challenges without having to rely on Western models. In this regard, for example, the use of Indigenous methodologies like the imbizo (South Africa) and baraza (Kenya) communal, oral-based traditions are presented as more effective and culturally relevant alternatives to standard Western research methods like focus groups

Educational research · Foregrounding · Indigenous · Indigenous Education · Traditional knowledge · African cultural and philosophical studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Agriculture