Voicing African Voices

Author

Kijika M. Billa

Kijika M. Billa holds a First Class Bachelor’s Degree (Magna cum Laude) in Philosophy of Education from the Catholic University of Cameroon, Bamenda. He is the Secretary General and Editor in the Philosophy of Education Society of Cameroon. He is equally the founder of the Bernard Fonlon Generation; a group that encourages the study and emulation of ideas and ideals from Bernard Fonlon. His research interests are centred on African Philosophy and African Psychology of Education.

Philosophy Social Sciences

Rethinking the African Philosophy of Education: A Fonlonian Perspective

by Kijika M. Billa

The African Union (AU) declared 2024 the year of Education, with the motto: “Educate an African fit for the 21 st Century: Building resilient…

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