Decolonization of Technology Education: African Indigenous Perspectives

Scholars in this edited collection tackle the issue of teaching students Technology while Technology Education has not been decolonized or made relevant to indigenous technological worldviews. This book provides solutions that address the question: How to decolonize Technology Education? The solutions include the African Technology Education Decolonization Framework that should guide the design and development of the Technology Education curriculum and its methodologies in tune with the local realities and tailored towards the African agenda on sustainable development. This book offers fresh ideas to conceptualize Technology Education from an indigenous perspective.

Mishack T. Gumbo is a Professor in the College of Education at the University of South Africa. He earned his PhD and BA from Vista University. He has a MEd in Technology Education, a Ort-​International Certificate in Technology Education, a B TECH Professional Certificate in Project Management, and a Cert. in DE & E-Learning.