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Title: AFRICAN INDIGENOUS PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS AND ETHICS: A
DECONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF KENYAN EDUCATION SYSTEM |
Authors: Ruth M. Mwanzia ,Kenya |
Abstract: One of the objectives of education is to promote ethical behaviour among learners. This is
emphasized by various commissions and reports on education. Despite the enormous investment
in education over the years and the high academic qualification, the level of impunity, corruption
and intolerance among graduates and other leavers has become a major concern among
educationists and stakeholders. Efforts through reforms and commissions have not yielded much
in developing ethics among learners. This raises concern on the influence of African indigenous
philosophical foundations on ethics. The current study aimed at determining the influence of
deconstruction and reconstruction of African indigenous philosophical foundations on ethics
among learners in all levels of education. The study was carried out in Kenyan universities and
communities. Descriptive survey and correlation research design were adopted for the study. A
sample size of 384 respondents comprising of 324 students and 60 academic staff participated in
the study. Data collection was done using questionnaires and interviews. Instrument validity was
enhanced through expert judgement by supervisors. Reliability of instruments was estimated by
use of Cronbach Alpha. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used to analyze the
data. Research hypothesis was tested using regression and correlation analysis at a significance
level of ? = 0.05. The study found out that the African indigenous philosophical foundations
contribute significantly towards ethics. The null hypothesis that there exists no significant
influence on deconstruction and reconstruction of philosophical foundations on ethics is not
supported in the current study. The study recommends the need to integrate the African indigenous
philosophical foundations in order to influence ethics among learners in all the levels of education. |
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