Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-206) and index.

Emerging perspectives on "African development" : an introduction / George J. Sefa Dei & Paul Banahene Adjei -- Democracy, good governance and education : rethinking African possibilities / George J. Sefa Dei -- Towards ontological and epistemological understanding of indigenous African process of conflicts and disputes mediation and settlements (CADMAS) : implication for policy building for social democracy and good governance / Paul Banahene Adjei -- Dreaming beyond the state : exploring the potential of indigenous governance in Africa's development from within / Aman Sium -- Transforming Canada's hegemonic global education paradigm through an anticolonial framework / Laura H.V. Wright -- Challenging the Euro-Western epistemological dominance of development through African cosmovision / Jadie McDonnell -- Interrogating African indigenous epistemologies through history and lived experiences : centering African indigenous women within the context of social-economic and political development / Susan Otto -- Regional integration, a prospect for development : lessons from Rwanda's experience in the East African community / Francis Akena Adyanga -- Rethinking development : an indigenous African communal approach / Ahmed Ali Ilmi -- Basic education and sustainable development in the era of globalization : does Nigeria mortgage her future in accepting international assistance for her primary education projects? / Michael Onyedika Nwalutu -- Environmental stewardship and indigenous education in Africa : looking beyond Euro-centric dominated curricula/ isaac darko.