This article explores some of the social processes and functions within a community of learners who had to adjust to changing social and academic contexts. The group included 13 learners from Botswana, five of whom were males and eight of whom were females, with an age range of between 25 and 45 years. The learners were primarily Tswana-speaking, with the exception of one who spoke Afrikaans. The learners were registered for an informal one-year counselling certificate course at the North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus. The Botswana learners had no prior contact with mainly white, Afrikaans-speaking communities, such as those found in Potchefstroom. As a result, they had to make various adjustments on personal, academic and social levels. An inductive qualitative approach was followed, using the Mmogo™-method as a case study, to gain insight into the experiences of a group of learners. The Mmogo™-method facilitated the use of culturally appropriate items and the learners were able to use cultural symbols to reflect on their experiences. The learners were asked to make visual presentations of their experiences throughout the time spent in their new contexts. Thereafter focus group discussions were conducted, where the visual presentations were discussed. The central themes were derived from the focus group data and the analysis of the visual presentations. The findings indicate that the process of creating new social meanings occurred through various phases. The initial phases were marked by uncertainty and misconceptions. The early interactions among the community of learners led them to realise that they generally shared the same goals, and also had other things in common, such as political and religious beliefs. The development of a collective consciousness was characterised by the emergence of smaller groups within the large community. As time went by, the collective consciousness in the community deepened and the smaller groups became more diffused. This contributed to open sharing of information and knowledge creation; and it facilitated the attainment of goals. The findings also indicate that there were a number of processes involved in the construction of meanings that contributed to the negotiation of meaning, and an exchange of ideas and information within the community of learners. The communication patterns within the community of learners were found to be open, honest and inclusive. This contributed to the free flow of information and facilitated minimisation of misconceptions. In addition, these patterns facilitated decision-making and encouraged feelings of belonging within the community. Natural leadership emerged and the responsibilities associated with it were discharged in specific and African-conscious ways. The learners also used context-specific analogies to illustrate relational support within their community. For example, they compared relational support to oxen pulling a plough and to a traditional three-legged pot to express the extent to which they mutually depended on each other's talents and resources. The findings also point to certain underlying assumptions that contributed to the development of relational support. In this community, a collective consciousness and sense of trust emerged as the learners worked together towards their goals. The values of sharing and working together are also the defining features of the African worldview. / Thesis (M.A. (Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2008.

Thesis (M.A. (Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2008.

This article explores some of the social processes and functions within a community of learners who had to adjust to changing social and academic contexts. The group included 13 learners from Botswana, five of whom were males and eight of whom were females, with an age range of between 25 and 45 years. The learners were primarily Tswana-speaking, with the exception of one who spoke Afrikaans. The learners were registered for an informal one-year counselling certificate course at the North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus. The Botswana learners had no prior contact with mainly white, Afrikaans-speaking communities, such as those found in Potchefstroom. As a result, they had to make various adjustments on personal, academic and social levels. An inductive qualitative approach was followed, using the Mmogo™-method as a case study, to gain insight into the experiences of a group of learners. The Mmogo™-method facilitated the use of culturally appropriate items and the learners were able to use cultural symbols to reflect on their experiences. The learners were asked to make visual presentations of their experiences throughout the time spent in their new contexts. Thereafter focus group discussions were conducted, where the visual presentations were discussed. The central themes were derived from the focus group data and the analysis of the visual presentations. The findings indicate that the process of creating new social meanings occurred through various phases. The initial phases were marked by uncertainty and misconceptions. The early interactions among the community of learners led them to realise that they generally shared the same goals, and also had other things in common, such as political and religious beliefs. The development of a collective consciousness was characterised by the emergence of smaller groups within the large community. As time went by, the collective consciousness in the community deepened and the smaller groups became more diffused. This contributed to open sharing of information and knowledge creation; and it facilitated the attainment of goals. The findings also indicate that there were a number of processes involved in the construction of meanings that contributed to the negotiation of meaning, and an exchange of ideas and information within the community of learners. The communication patterns within the community of learners were found to be open, honest and inclusive. This contributed to the free flow of information and facilitated minimisation of misconceptions. In addition, these patterns facilitated decision-making and encouraged feelings of belonging within the community. Natural leadership emerged and the responsibilities associated with it were discharged in specific and African-conscious ways. The learners also used context-specific analogies to illustrate relational support within their community. For example, they compared relational support to oxen pulling a plough and to a traditional three-legged pot to express the extent to which they mutually depended on each other's talents and resources. The findings also point to certain underlying assumptions that contributed to the development of relational support. In this community, a collective consciousness and sense of trust emerged as the learners worked together towards their goals. The values of sharing and working together are also the defining features of the African worldview. / Thesis (M.A. (Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2008.

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento CientÃfico e TecnolÃgico / nÃo hà / A presente tese tem como foco a valorizaÃÃo da CosmovisÃo Africana no Ãmbito escolar em situaÃÃo de formaÃÃo de professores. Sua relevÃncia justifica-se legalmente a partir de 9 de janeiro de 2003, quando o entÃo presidente da RepÃblica, Luiz InÃcio Lula da Silva, promulga a Lei N. 10.639/2003, que versa sobre a inclusÃo do ensino da HistÃria e da Cultura Africana e Afro-Brasileira nas escolas de ensino bÃsico. Aos professores, cabe o cumprimento do disposto legal. Contudo, apesar do que versa citada a lei, os docentes nÃo tiveram, de um modo geral, em sua formaÃÃo inicial, a preparaÃÃo adequada para as exigÃncias da articulaÃÃo de tais conteÃdos em sua prÃtica educativa. PorÃm, a ResoluÃÃo CNE/CP NÂ. 01/2004 orienta que à responsabilidade das InstituiÃÃes de Ensino Superior oportunizar a formaÃÃo inicial e continuada de professores, assim como realizar atividades de ensino, pesquisa e extensÃo sobre o tema. Inspirada pelos elementos expostos, resolvi realizar um curso de formaÃÃo para professores no estado do Piauà articulando a trÃade ensino, pesquisa e extensÃo, uma vez que sou professora da Universidade Federal daquele estado, na cidade de Floriano, local da pesquisa de campo. Trata-se de uma pesquisa-formaÃÃo com influÃncia da pesquisa-aÃÃo e da sociopoÃtica a partir dos fundamentos do aporte teÃrico-metodolÃgico intitulado Pret@gogia. A FormaÃÃo aconteceu durante o perÃodo letivo de 2011 e 2012 na Escola Municipal EleutÃrio Rezende e sua execuÃÃo deu-se como projeto de extensÃo universitÃria contando com quatro bolsistas envolvidos. Seu principal objetivo foi promover o curso de formaÃÃo para professoras do Ensino Fundamental I, objetivando a valorizaÃÃo do tema gerador âCosmovisÃo Africanaâ. Realizamos sete mÃdulos durante os quais professoras, pesquisadora e bolsistas do projeto de extensÃo estudaram, elaboraram e aplicaram planos de aÃÃo interventivos para a formaÃÃo das professoras. Estas, por sua vez, reeditaram suas propostas pedagÃgicas e curriculares transformando o espaÃo escolar em territÃrio de valorizaÃÃo da cosmovisÃo africana a partir da articulaÃÃo teÃrico-metodolÃgica de seus princÃpios fundamentais. AlÃm dessa constataÃÃo, a anÃlise das aÃÃes interventivas tambÃm nos revelou o potencial transformador-pedagÃgico de uma pesquisa-formaÃÃo, sobretudo na perspectiva da autoformaÃÃo para todas nÃs envolvidas no processo. A pesquisa tambÃm està ancorada em um referencial teÃrico-metodolÃgico em fase de gestaÃÃo pelo nÃcleo das Africanidades Cearenses da UFC, o qual ajudo a elaborar e aplicar no Ãmbito da pesquisa e do ensino intitulado Pret@gogia. Esse aporte orienta-se pelos princÃpios da ancestralidade e da oralidade presentes na cosmovisÃo africana. Elaborei um estilo particular de escrita. Arrisco-me na criaÃÃo de personagens, que chamo de meus âeusâ ancestrais. Eles narram a pesquisa a partir de contos em enredos que procuram articular a exigÃncia cientÃfica necessÃria a uma pesquisa à escrita literÃria e à tradiÃÃo oral da cosmovisÃo africana. / This thesis focuses on the enhancement of African Worldview in the school situation in teacher training. Its relevance is justified legally from January 9, 2003, when the then president, Luiz InÃcio Lula da Silva, promulgates the Law N. 10.639/2003, which concerns the inclusion of the teaching of History and Culture of African and Afro - Brazilian in primary schools. Teachers, it is compliance with law. However, despite what the law cited versa, teachers did not have, in general, in their initial training, adequate preparation for the demands of articulation of such content in their educational practice. However, the CNE / CP no. 01 /2004 instructs that it is the responsibility of higher education institutions nurture the initial and continuing training of teachers, as well as carry out teaching, research and outreach on the topic. Inspired by the elements exposed, I decided to conduct a training course for teachers in the state of Piauà articulating the triad teaching, research and extension, since I am a professor at the Federal University of PiauÃ, in the city of Floriano, local field research. It is a researchtraining to influence the action research and sociopoÃtica from the fundamentals of theoretical and methodological titled Pret@gogia. The training took place during the school year of 2011 and 2012 at the Municipal School Eleuterio Rezende and his execution took place as university extension numbering four fellows involved. Its main objective was to promote the training course for teachers of elementary school, aiming at the enhancement of generator theme "African Worldview" We conducted seven modules, during which teachers, researcher and scholars extension project studied, developed and implemented action plans for interventional training of teachers. These in turn reissued their pedagogical and curricular transforming the school into the territory of valuing African worldview through the articulation of its theoretical and methodological principles. In addition to this finding, analysis of interventive actions also revealed in the transformative potential of research - teaching â training, particularly in view of the self-training for all of us involved in the process. The research is also grounded in a theoretical- methodological phase of pregnancy the nucleus of Africanidades Cearenses - UFC and I help develop and implement in the context of research and teaching titled pret@gogia. This contribution is guided by the principles of ancestry and orality present in the African worldview. Elaborated a particular style of writing. I venture in creating characters, which I call my "I" s ancestors. They narrate tales from research plots in seeking to articulate the scientific rigor required a survey of literary writing and oral tradition of the African worldview.

As the direct descendants of the first human beings, African people are the supreme witnesses of Creation itself, and senior authorities regarding the earthly Creations. African people bear supreme witness to humanity, and the most effective methods of being human: the biology and chemistry of life, the physiological and metaphysical aspects of earthly existence, and the science of the cosmic Creations--observing all that is above and what exists there, beyond the sky. By definition humanity is African: the first human beings were African and the first defining innovations of humanity were birthed in Africa. Since history is necessarily a study of the origins of humanity, and the first humans were African, history then must initiate at the emergence of humankind, which took place in Africa. The records left and maintained by the oldest humans on earth--written, memorized, or otherwise--provide amazing clues as to the initial Creation and subsequent development of humankind. As each successive generation works to strengthen the collective memory of their own people's past before conquer, the struggle to remember memories and to keep traditions intact becomes even more evident. As with every epic turn of events, the conquered are forced to decide if they will remain as such or not. This paper explores the ways in which the African worldview provides a critical and otherwise impossible analysis of human history, by exploring the oldest contributions of the first human beings--who were African. I argue that the ancient Kemetic worldview--Mdw Ntr--provides a prototypical blueprint for every African's self-liberation, creating a context through which contemporary freedom struggles can ultimately be assessed and achieved. In particular, this paper examines how the ancient Kemetic worldview has, since its inception, presented a working method of thinking and doing--seeing with Sia--which not only inspired successive African generations, but also the freedom struggles of contemporary African communities. Mdw Ntr is both a theory and a methodology: it encompasses a way of seeing reality, while also providing exact methods for how to go about this process. I propose that the notion of Sia--or "exceptional clarity"--is an actionable blueprint exemplified in the Shabaka Text and The Great Hymn to Aten. Both texts provide a methodology for achieving Sia; both texts speak to the fundamental processes of Mdw Ntr; and both texts exhibit a working model for self-liberation through the ancient Kemetic worldview. In order for human beings to manifest power--to be empowered--they must ultimately think with "exceptional clarity" and speak their intentions into existence. To be effective, one cannot speak without thinking, or do without first thinking and speaking. According to the ancient Kemites, thinking is the first step in speaking and also doing. Thinking initiates all actions: the more exceptional the clarity, the better. Hence, self-liberation emerges and subsequently, the collective liberation of African people. / African American Studies

Using DuBoisian Phenomenology, a holistic methodological approach, this thesis examines race and gender in the context of DuBois' seminal essay "The Damnation of Women". "The Damnation of Women" demarks the emergence of a new dialectic and practical approach to the liberation of humanity. To that end, this study is heavily undergirded by DuBoisian scholarship. Inevitably, this research shows the connections between race, gender, the dialectic and the African Worldview to reveal the common through line of DuBoisian philosophy. / African American Studies

This thesis questions what it was like for pre-service teachers registered in a Bachelor of Education program to experience Kpanlogo, a West African dance from Ghana. Over a period of two years, the primary researcher introduced this dance to her peers first as a pre-service teacher, and then as a graduate student in a variety of ways: 1) practicing it for a performance at a community building talent show on campus, 2) learning it through a professional development workshop, and 3) teaching it to intermediate students at a local school, on two different occasions. Five pre-service teachers responded to an invitation to participate in a phenomenological study about their experiences. The two research questions which guided the interviews were: 1) What was it like to experience Kpanlogo, a West African dance, as a pre-service teacher? 2) What was it like as a pre-service teacher to teach students Kpanlogo? The conceptual framework of Sankofa Cyclical Waves, situated in a collectivist African Worldview orients us to the philosophy of Ubuntu, which posits that humanness is found and cultivated within community. Sankofa, a Ghanaian proverb which encourages its people to go back, physically or spiritually, to retrieve what was once lost or forgotten was used as a particular path to analyze the lived experiences of the pre-service teachers. In this thesis the Sankofa Cyclical Waves provided a structure to identify their various levels of understanding Ubuntu. Experiences analyzed as being novice in nature were awkward at the start, then as the dancer moves towards the end of the continuum, towards Ubuntu, the dancer moves through a series of waves as they become more familiar with rhythms, movements, African dance attire, and becoming a part of the whole; the Other‘s community.

MEIJER, Rebeca de Alcântara e Silva. Valorização da cosmovisão africana na escola: narrativa de uma pesquisa-formação com professoras piauienses. 2012. 195f. – Tese (Doutorado) – Universidade Federal do Ceará, Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação Brasileira, Fortaleza (CE), 2012. / Submitted by Márcia Araújo (marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2014-03-11T16:32:40Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2012-TESE-RASMEIJER.pdf: 4665086 bytes, checksum: a9b4b781059524487ca5093f2c3efc49 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Márcia Araújo(marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2014-03-11T17:32:02Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2012-TESE-RASMEIJER.pdf: 4665086 bytes, checksum: a9b4b781059524487ca5093f2c3efc49 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2014-03-11T17:32:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2012-TESE-RASMEIJER.pdf: 4665086 bytes, checksum: a9b4b781059524487ca5093f2c3efc49 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / This thesis focuses on the enhancement of African Worldview in the school situation in teacher training. Its relevance is justified legally from January 9, 2003, when the then president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, promulgates the Law N. 10.639/2003, which concerns the inclusion of the teaching of History and Culture of African and Afro - Brazilian in primary schools. Teachers, it is compliance with law. However, despite what the law cited versa, teachers did not have, in general, in their initial training, adequate preparation for the demands of articulation of such content in their educational practice. However, the CNE / CP no. 01 /2004 instructs that it is the responsibility of higher education institutions nurture the initial and continuing training of teachers, as well as carry out teaching, research and outreach on the topic. Inspired by the elements exposed, I decided to conduct a training course for teachers in the state of Piauí articulating the triad teaching, research and extension, since I am a professor at the Federal University of Piauí, in the city of Floriano, local field research. It is a researchtraining to influence the action research and sociopoética from the fundamentals of theoretical and methodological titled Pret@gogia. The training took place during the school year of 2011 and 2012 at the Municipal School Eleuterio Rezende and his execution took place as university extension numbering four fellows involved. Its main objective was to promote the training course for teachers of elementary school, aiming at the enhancement of generator theme "African Worldview" We conducted seven modules, during which teachers, researcher and scholars extension project studied, developed and implemented action plans for interventional training of teachers. These in turn reissued their pedagogical and curricular transforming the school into the territory of valuing African worldview through the articulation of its theoretical and methodological principles. In addition to this finding, analysis of interventive actions also revealed in the transformative potential of research - teaching – training, particularly in view of the self-training for all of us involved in the process. The research is also grounded in a theoretical- methodological phase of pregnancy the nucleus of Africanidades Cearenses - UFC and I help develop and implement in the context of research and teaching titled pret@gogia. This contribution is guided by the principles of ancestry and orality present in the African worldview. Elaborated a particular style of writing. I venture in creating characters, which I call my "I" s ancestors. They narrate tales from research plots in seeking to articulate the scientific rigor required a survey of literary writing and oral tradition of the African worldview. / A presente tese tem como foco a valorização da Cosmovisão Africana no âmbito escolar em situação de formação de professores. Sua relevância justifica-se legalmente a partir de 9 de janeiro de 2003, quando o então presidente da República, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, promulga a Lei N. 10.639/2003, que versa sobre a inclusão do ensino da História e da Cultura Africana e Afro-Brasileira nas escolas de ensino básico. Aos professores, cabe o cumprimento do disposto legal. Contudo, apesar do que versa citada a lei, os docentes não tiveram, de um modo geral, em sua formação inicial, a preparação adequada para as exigências da articulação de tais conteúdos em sua prática educativa. Porém, a Resolução CNE/CP Nº. 01/2004 orienta que é responsabilidade das Instituições de Ensino Superior oportunizar a formação inicial e continuada de professores, assim como realizar atividades de ensino, pesquisa e extensão sobre o tema. Inspirada pelos elementos expostos, resolvi realizar um curso de formação para professores no estado do Piauí articulando a tríade ensino, pesquisa e extensão, uma vez que sou professora da Universidade Federal daquele estado, na cidade de Floriano, local da pesquisa de campo. Trata-se de uma pesquisa-formação com influência da pesquisa-ação e da sociopoética a partir dos fundamentos do aporte teórico-metodológico intitulado Pret@gogia. A Formação aconteceu durante o período letivo de 2011 e 2012 na Escola Municipal Eleutério Rezende e sua execução deu-se como projeto de extensão universitária contando com quatro bolsistas envolvidos. Seu principal objetivo foi promover o curso de formação para professoras do Ensino Fundamental I, objetivando a valorização do tema gerador “Cosmovisão Africana”. Realizamos sete módulos durante os quais professoras, pesquisadora e bolsistas do projeto de extensão estudaram, elaboraram e aplicaram planos de ação interventivos para a formação das professoras. Estas, por sua vez, reeditaram suas propostas pedagógicas e curriculares transformando o espaço escolar em território de valorização da cosmovisão africana a partir da articulação teórico-metodológica de seus princípios fundamentais. Além dessa constatação, a análise das ações interventivas também nos revelou o potencial transformador-pedagógico de uma pesquisa-formação, sobretudo na perspectiva da autoformação para todas nós envolvidas no processo. A pesquisa também está ancorada em um referencial teórico-metodológico em fase de gestação pelo núcleo das Africanidades Cearenses da UFC, o qual ajudo a elaborar e aplicar no âmbito da pesquisa e do ensino intitulado Pret@gogia. Esse aporte orienta-se pelos princípios da ancestralidade e da oralidade presentes na cosmovisão africana. Elaborei um estilo particular de escrita. Arrisco-me na criação de personagens, que chamo de meus “eus” ancestrais. Eles narram a pesquisa a partir de contos em enredos que procuram articular a exigência científica necessária a uma pesquisa à escrita literária e à tradição oral da cosmovisão africana.

The sufficiency of Jesus Christ in the African Church is challenged by the widespread spiritual insecurity in African Christians, prompting them to hold on to ATR. The wholistic securing power of ATR challenges the sufficiency Christ's salvation to Africans. Proposing African Christological motifs alone is inadequate to induce confidence upon Christ. The African worldview must further be transformed inline with the implications of the victory of the Cross over Satan. Indeed, Christ has fully liberated African Christians from Satan's authority, placed them in his kingdom, and transformed them into a glorious state. However, because of the Fall, salvation, before the eschaton can never result in the utopian order envisioned in ATR. Suffering does not necessarily indicate satanic harassment. It is a fact of the fallen world. African Christians stand secured in Christ; therefore, they must hold on to their faith. / Systematic Theology and Theological Ethics / M.Th. (Systematic Theology)

Since the end of South Africa’s Apartheid era, South Africans have become more aware of hate crimes that discriminate not on the basis of skin colour, but nationality. Among the targets of this xenophobic hate are Mozambican foreign nationals, one of the largest foreign national populations in South Africa. Structured Mozambican communities have been identified, offering support to their members in this environment. This study explores the impact of the xenophobic discourse on the Mozambican identity, particularly within the Mozambican community of Freedom Park, Soweto. Based on the social constructionist acknowledgement of multiple realities, this study used the African worldview as an epistemological framework to inform the methodology appropriate for this participant group. 12 participants, identified through convenience sampling, engaged in one group conversation that explored their understandings of their Mozambican identity and the corresponding impact of South Africa’s xenophobic discourse. Following thematic content analysis, four themes were identified. Participants showed a strong sense of national pride in their shared Mozambican heritage, linked to support from their community and their government. Secondly, participants perceived a positive Mozambican identity that emphasized work- related characteristics. Thirdly, participants showed concern over how South Africans perceive them. Finally, the Mozambican identity was de-emphasized when discussing xenophobia. Participants adopted similar ideas to Mbeki’s African Renaissance, in drawing on the broad categories of ‘blacks’ and ‘Africans’ and redefining the boundaries of belonging. In conclusion, implications for future research and government interventions are discussed / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology)