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Different Philosophies of EducationIt can hardly be contested that underlying any conception of education is a philosophy of education.A people's philosophy of education depends on what they have in mind in respect of the objective of education as well as the first principle from which their philosophy of education derives.This first principle, normally, includes the people's theories of values (axiology) as well as their theories of reality (ontology), and of knowledge (epistemology).Since these theories differ from one group of people to another, philosophy of education betrays diversity, which in this context, refers to varied groups, and may relate to demography, perspectives on life and behaviour in relation to other groups.Diversity in that sense involves the observable (gender, race, ethnicity, age and the unobservable (cultural, cognitive, and technical differences) characteristics." 1 In that sense also we may conceptualize diversity as "the varied perspectives and approaches . . .that members of a different identity group bring into their interaction with others." 2 Human beings differ.Thus, all civilizations have included people who differed from one another in terms of race, gender, age, culture, religion, and worldviews.Gender differentiation was already noticeable in the Garden of Eden.With the aftermath of the debacle of the Tower of Babel, came multilingualism and ethnic and cultural diversity.The day of Pentecost, however translated negative multilingualism of Babel into positive multilingualism and enjoyable experience of appreciating God in diversity and blessing of one another in the context of unavoidable multi culturalism. The Vision of the Methodist Church GhanaThe vision of the Methodist Church Ghana is to be "a vibrant, spirit filled church at the forefront of holistic evangelism and discipleship, training for transformation of society." 3 In respect of education, the Methodist Church Ghana envisions "a nation-Ghana, in which every child receives quality education to the highest level possible.Education received will be based on academic excellence and the productive skills, which will lead to the development of individuals imbued with honesty, integrity, Christian values, professional and work ethics."
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