Topic > The Impact of Georg Hagel's African Political Education in...

In pre-colonial Africa, the entire community or village was responsible for the oral transmission of knowledge to others, young or old. This type of education was important because what they were taught helped them meet the needs of their society. This was a very successful education system. So much has been passed down from generation to generation; for example, knowledge of nature was a very important part of education. It was probably very helpful so that people knew what plants they could and couldn't use for things like medications