African Cultural Education and the African Youth in Western Australia (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783639026313)

This book examines cultural identity issues that concern a specific group of African migrant youth.As a minority group in a predo-minantly Eurocentric society they are faced with cultural challenges that influence their being: Racism and the pressure to assimilate into the dominant culture being the key ones. The development of ideas for this book was based on dialogical approach developed by Dr. Akinyela, known as, the Afrikan-Centered Cultural Democracy, which proposes that African people must construct a 'new' African identity and must begin to perceive and inteprete-the world in its entirety from an African psychological, spiritual, and cultural frame of re-ference. Through the Ujamaa Circle process the youth participants along with the facilitator(author) examined challenges to their cultural identities and alternative liberatory options. They were also of the opinion that there should be an ongoing African cultural education program to facilitate cultural re-evaluation and continuity. This book will be of benefit to Educators, Youth Workers, Artists and Counselors working with young people of African descent. The book will be of benefit to African parents as well.

Author: Peter Mbago Wakholi
ISBN-10: 3639026314
ISBN-13: 9783639026313
Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
Language: English
Published: 05/27/2008
Pages: 136
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d