Challenges of Passing on the Tenets of Ubuntu/Botho to the Younger Generation: A Botswana Perspective

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Author(s): Mavis B. Mhlauli (University of Botswana, Botswana), Philip Bulawa (University of Botswana, Botswana)and Keinyatse Kgosidialwa (University of Botswana, Botswana)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 15
Source title: Understanding Ubuntu for Enhancing Intercultural Communications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Joseph Mukuni (Virginia Tech, USA)and Josiah Tlou (Virginia Tech, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7947-3.ch009

Keywords: Communication Studies / Education / Information Science Reference / Philosophy

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This chapter interrogates the concept of Ubuntu as understood within both the African and Botswana contexts. It has been argued that Ubuntu is also a philosophical thought system and is valued for its instrumental contribution to judgement and decision making. Issues surrounding the concept of Ubuntu are discussed along with how youths in Botswana are affected by the modernization paradigm, globalization, and its accompanying agents. Some of the tenets of Ubuntu are discussed with reference to the kgotla, religiosity, and culture and how these have over time been used to inculcate Ubuntu among the youths in Botswana. Challenges faced by the youth in practicing Ubuntu are discussed in order to underscore some of the deficiencies observed within the Botswana society and their impact among the youth. To further show the significance of Ubuntu among the youth, a number of strategies are suggested on how to infuse Ubuntu into the school curriculum.

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