The 21 st Century Educated African Person and the Loss of Africans’ Educational Identity: Towards an Afro Education Mode

Abstract

Africa like other parts of the world strongly believes in the axiom of education per excellence, that is, African nations share in the vision of education as a pivot for social change and integrated development. However review of literature shows a discontent fro m some African scholars over the practice of Western formal education on the Continent of Africa. This discontent stems from the belief that Western formal education destroys Africa; resulting into the loss of Africans’ educational identity, underdevelopment , moral decadence and cultural erosion. Several concerns emerge in the light of this discontent: 1 ).W h a t i s Education? 2).Who is an educated person? 3) Who is responsible for Africans loss of educational identity? This paper engages a critical appraisal and review o f this discontent with the intentions of arriving a t an understanding of Century educated African Person and proposes an ed educational model for Africa in this regard the 21st Century educated African Person and proposes an ed educational model for Africa in this regard.