Tackling Africa’s Scientific and Technological Underdevelopment: The Role of the Humanities
One major factor responsible for Africa’s underdevelopment is the continent’s weak scientific and technological capacity. Policy makers have subsequently been focusing on the natural sciences with perfunctory attention being accorded the humanities. Even the academy in Africa...
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doaj-a9dfcb59cdf24761923145901f867f9f2020-11-24T23:32:31ZengUniversity of GhanaLegon Journal of the Humanities2458-746X2016-10-01271214710.4314/ljh.v27i1.2Tackling Africa’s Scientific and Technological Underdevelopment: The Role of the HumanitiesGamel Nasser Adam0University of Ghana, Legon, GhanaOne major factor responsible for Africa’s underdevelopment is the continent’s weak scientific and technological capacity. Policy makers have subsequently been focusing on the natural sciences with perfunctory attention being accorded the humanities. Even the academy in Africa reflects this trend. This paper argues for commensurate emphasis to be placed on the capacity of the humanities in order to nurture thinkers and to cultivate the relevant consciousness to counter the complexes that negatively impact the confidence of the African people relative to their capability to create a robust scientific and technological culture. scie nce and technologyhumanitiesdevelopmentAfricahistory |
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University of Ghana |
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Legon Journal of the Humanities |
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One major factor responsible for Africa’s underdevelopment is the
continent’s weak scientific and technological capacity. Policy
makers have subsequently been focusing on the natural sciences
with perfunctory attention being accorded the humanities. Even the academy in Africa reflects this trend. This
paper argues for commensurate emphasis to be placed on the capacity of the humanities in order to nurture thinkers and to cultivate the relevant consciousness to counter the complexes that negatively impact the confidence of the African people relative to their capability to create a robust scientific and technological culture. |
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scie nce and technology humanities development Africa history |
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