TITLE:
Contemporary Legacy of Colonialism in Ghana’s Education
AUTHORS:
Peter Kofi Dabie
KEYWORDS:
Eurocentric Education, Colonial Legacy, Contemporary, Decolonization, Marginalization, Hegemony, Deconstruct
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.12 No.3,
March
18,
2025
ABSTRACT: Ghana became politically independent from colonial rule on 6th March 1957 to signify the end of colonial rule. Meanwhile, Eurocentric schooling and its foundation still shape Ghana’s education system. The paper looked at the impact of the English language hegemony as the primary medium of instruction on Indigenous Ghanaian languages and cultural expression and how Eurocentric frameworks have influenced the educational content and marginalized Ghanaian language and knowledge systems. It concluded that the cessation of colonization did not cease colonial education. This has led to Ghanaian languages and literacies still being silenced, devalued, and marginalized in the curriculum today. The paper has suggested how the English language hegemony could be neutralized to promote multilingualism in the Ghanaian school system. It has further suggested decolonizing the curriculum for more inclusive and culturally relevant education that recognizes and values Indigenous languages and knowledge systems.