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Creative Education 2011. Vol.2, No.2, 96-105 Copyright © 2011 SciRes. DOI:10.4236/ce.2011.22014 Education and Socialization in Ghana George J. Sefa Dei Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. Email: gdei@oise.utoronto.ca th th th Received February 10 , 2011; revised April 10 , 2011; accepted May 16 , 2011. Africa has always been an important source of rich information for knowledge production. There has always been a curiosity about Africa that has served different imaginations and interests. But how do we learn and teach about Africa in ways that are informed by an appreciation of African peoples’ rich cultural knowledges, com- plexity and historic resistance of local peoples to carve out their own futures and dreams? I would maintain that knowing about education and socialization offer some important directions in this search for knowledge. Tradi- tional African education has utilized a variety of instructional and pedagogic methods as well as guides and re- sources to educate youth. Education in African communities has happened in multiple sites, formal and non-formal. Just as West African education can benefit from a study of educational delivery in other contexts, I would argue that a study of important aspect