Book chapter
Living and revitalizing Ubuntu: Challenges of passing on Ubuntu values to the younger generation and attempted strategies to overcome them
Understanding Ubuntu for Enhancing Intercultural Communications, pp.85-101
IGI Global
2021
Abstract
Although Ubuntu/Obuntu philosophy remains a foundation for many African communities, there are also growing concerns about its gradual erosion and assault. There is limited understanding about the struggles that African parents, especially in the diaspora experience as they pass on Ubuntu/Obuntu values to their children who live in a different context from the one their parents were raised in. This knowledge is crucial for facilitating Ubuntu/Obuntu's revitalisation and transmission to the younger generation. Using a critical approach, this chapter draws from lived experiences and existing literature to discuss two key challenges that the authors, who are African parents, have experienced in passing on Ubuntu/Obuntu. The challenges relate to past and ongoing colonialism manifested in Eurocentric education systems in Africa and the diaspora and dwindling community interactions. Strategies adopted by the authors in the diaspora to overcome these barriers and implications of an Ubuntu/Obuntu-inspired education are also presented.
Details
- Title
- Living and revitalizing Ubuntu: Challenges of passing on Ubuntu values to the younger generation and attempted strategies to overcome them
- Authors/Creators
- S. Tusasiirwe (Author/Creator) - Western Sydney UniversityP. Kansiime (Author/Creator) - Excelsia CollegeS. Eyaa (Author/Creator) - Excelsia CollegeF. Namisango (Author/Creator) - University of Technology SydneyN. Bulamu (Author/Creator) - College of Medicine and Public Health
- Contributors
- J. Mukuni (Editor)J. Tlou (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Understanding Ubuntu for Enhancing Intercultural Communications, pp.85-101
- Publisher
- IGI Global
- Identifiers
- 991005544690807891
- Copyright
- © 2021 IGI Global.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
Metrics
107 Record Views