PDU3701 Assignment 2 Semester 1 2026 Due June 2026

PDU3701 Assignment 2 2026
DUE MAY 2026

Question 1.1

In what ways were “African values” marginalised in the educational systems on
the African continent?

African values were marginalised in African education mainly during the colonial and
post-colonial periods through the dominance of Western knowledge systems,
languages, and worldviews. One major way this happened was through the imposition
of Western curricula, which ignored African histories, philosophies, and Indigenous
Knowledge Systems. Education content focused largely on European history, culture,