Autism: Perspectives from Africa (Volume I) (Routledge/UNISA Press Series)

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Synopsis
This book is written at a time of a paradigm shift in the African continent where dependence on western epistemologies and ontologies are giving way to African indigenous knowledge systems. Africa has been an importer of knowledge from the west since time immemorial and this book contributes to the body of knowledge on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from the African perspective. As a result, decoloniality and Inclusive Education have gained traction within the academic discourse, with University of South Africa (UNISA) hosting decoloniality annual conference and a summer school to stimulate academic discussions and debates with a focus on African indigenous knowledge systems and theoretical lenses as opposed to the western epistemologies. The book also demystifies some of the misconceptions that children with ASD are a curse and punishment from God or gods. Among others, Ubuntu seems to be the dominant theoretical framework underpinning some of the research studies reported in this book.
Copyright:
2023

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
274 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781000838206
Related ISBNs:
9781032430805, 9781032430799, 9781003365631
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Group
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
University of South Africa
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Psychology, Education, Sociology
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Mary Clasquin-Johnson
Edited by:
Dikeledi Mahlo
Edited by:
Michel Clasquin-Johnson

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