Indigenous knowledge and social work education in Nigeria: Challenges and need for sustainable development

Chinwe Nnama-Okechukwu; Hugh McLaughlin; Uzoma Okoye; Eleanor Hendricks; Loveness Imaan; Tumani Malinga; Agnes Wizi-Kambala; Samuel Ebimgbo; Oghenechoja Veta; Nnachi Imo

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Indigenous knowledge and social work education in Nigeria: Challenges and need for sustainable development

Chinwe Nnama-Okechukwu (Lead / Corresponding author), Hugh McLaughlin, Uzoma Okoye, Eleanor Hendricks, Loveness Imaan, Tumani Malinga, Agnes Wizi-Kambala, Samuel Ebimgbo, Oghenechoja Veta, Nnachi Imo

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Social work education in Africa is faced with a myriad of challenges that require immediate attention for a sustainable future. If the principles of social justice, human rights and respect for diversities are central to the social work profession, then the education and practice of social work in Nigeria should be culturally relevant in engaging people and structures to address challenges. Participants for the study included four social work educators, 10 social work students and four social work practitioners. Findings from the research suggest the need for a paradigm shift from Western pedagogy to a more inclusive Nigerian pedagogy for a sustainable future.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1857-1871
Number of pages	15
Journal	International Social Work
Volume	66
Issue number	6
Early online date	25 May 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728221098511
Publication status	Published - Nov 2023

Keywords

Colonization
indigenization
indigenous knowledge
Nigeria
social work education
sustainable development goals

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Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Sociology and Political Science

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