Indigenous knowledge and social work education in Nigeria

Challenges and need for sustainable development

Bibliographic Data

ID9974824
AuthorsChinwe U Nnama‐okechukwu (0000-0001-5999-7739, University of Nigeria, corresponding author), Hugh Mclaughlin (0000-0003-3916-0506, Manchester Metropolitan University), Uzoma O Okoye (0000-0002-0605-3002, University of Nigeria), Uzoma Okoye (University of Nigeria), Eleanor Alvira Hendricks (0000-0003-3367-8638, University of Fort Hare), Loveness Imaan (Catholic University of Malawi, Malawi), Tumani Malinga (0000-0002-0466-2234, University of Botswana, Botswana), Agnes Gogo Wizi-Kambala (0009-0005-4967-8810, The Catholic University of Malawi), Agnes Wizi-Kambala (Catholic University of Malawi, Malawi), Samuel O Ebimgbo (0000-0003-1762-1754, University of Nigeria), Oghenechoja Dennis Veta (0000-0003-0362-1032, University of Ilorin), Oghenechoja Veta (University of Ilorin), Nnachi Imo (Ebonyi State University)
Year2022
Volume66
Issue6
Pages1857-1871
Publication date2022-05-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00208728221098511
OpenAlexW4281482081
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited20

Social work education in Africa is faced with a myriad of challenges that require immediate attention for a sustainable future. If the principles of social justice, human rights and respect for diversities are central to the social work profession, then the education and practice of social work in Nigeria should be culturally relevant in engaging people and structures to address challenges. Participants for the study included four social work educators, 10 social work students and four social work practitioners. Findings from the research suggest the need for a paradigm shift from Western pedagogy to a more inclusive Nigerian pedagogy for a sustainable future

Indigenous · Indigenous Education · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Social change · Social justice · Social science · Sociology · Sustainable development · Work (physics · Ecology · Engineering · Homelessness and Social Issues · Religion, Society, and Development · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work

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