{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"S5E1 Traditional Education &amp; African Knowledge in Ghana","description":" In the season 5 premiere of Asase Ba, I talk about indigenous knowledge and traditional education in Ghana. I discuss the differences between Western education and African indigenous knowledge systems, pre-colonial education in Ghana, benefits of traditional education, what it looks like today and more!  Join in on the conversation! Use the hashtag #AsaseBaPod. TRANSCRIPT  https:\/\/www.asaseba.com\/podcast\/season-5\/episode-1-indigenous-knowledge-in-ghana WEBSITE Check out our official website for podcast transcripts and resources by and for Ghanaians at&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.asaseba.com\/ SUPPORT To support the podcast, you can use e-transfer or PayPal and send to&amp;nbsp;asasebapod@gmail.com. Thank you so much for your support! SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/twitter.com\/AsaseBaPod Instagram:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/asasebapod\/ TikTok:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@asasebapod EMAIL asasebapod@gmail.com&amp;nbsp; HOST This podcast is produced, edited and hosted by Ghanaian Canadian Michelle (pronouns: she\/her). She is also the creator of the theme music. #ghanaian #ghana #podcast #african #africa #culture #ghanaianpodcast #africanpodcast #oraltradition #asasebapod #asaseba #africanindigenousknowledge #traditionaleducation #africanwisdom #folktales #proverbs #atr #africantraditionalreligions #africanspirituality REFERENCES Boateng, F. (1983). African Traditional Education: A Method of Disseminating Cultural Values. Journal of Black Studies, 13(3), 321\u2013336. http:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/2784292 @ewehistory. (2020, December 4). A crab never walks straight but that does not mean he doesn\u2019t know where he is going. \ud83e\udd80 [Photograph]. Instagram. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CIXk3ZYpTrZ\/ Kwamena-Poh, M. A. (1975). The Traditional Informal System of Education In Pre-colonial Ghana. Pr\u00e9sence Africaine, 95, 269\u2013283. Retrieved from http:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/24349566 Oyewum, O. (2016). Visualizing the Body: Western Theories and African Subjects. In The invention of women: Making an African sense of western gender discourses (pp. 1\u201330).&amp;nbsp; University of Minnesota Press.&amp;nbsp; Pinto, R. (2019). The Effect of Western Formal Education on the Ghanaian Educational System and Cultural Identity. The Journal of Negro Education, 88(1), 5\u201316. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7709\/jnegroeducation.88.1.0005 Som\u00e9, M. P. (1994). Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman (pp. 226). Penguin Compass. Som\u00e9, S. (2002). Homosexuality: The Gatekeepers. In The spirit of intimacy: Ancient African teachings in the ways of relationships (pp. 132\u2013138). Quill.&amp;nbsp; U.S. Department of Labor. (2021). Women's Median Weekly Earnings by Educational Attainment, Race, and Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity. Retrieved from  https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/agencies\/wb\/data\/earnings\/Women-median-weekly-earnings-educational-attainment-race-Hispanic-ethnicity ","author_name":"Asase Ba","author_url":"https:\/\/www.asaseba.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/27601632\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/937098\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/27601632"}