African Union Philosophy or Education	Institution	Educational System
Preparedness/ Preparationism	Assume adults’ roles and functions in family, clan, village, community, school, university, educational system.	Develop citizens to be politically, culturally, socially and economically beneficial to the society in which they are growing up.
Utilitarianism/ Functionalism	Development of different fields of employment, e.g. agriculture, gastronomy, building, fishing, arts and culture, manufacturing, education, catering etc.	Develop citizens’ moral and spiritual ways of living; develop and encourage citizens who are politically, socially and economically active as well as taking part in communal activities within the society in which they are growing up.
Communalism (Etek)	Learner’s upbringing is communally oriented; citizens inherit knowledge, wisdom from parents, community and through participation in civic and group activities.	Citizens belong to the society; everyone sees his wellbeing as tied to the welfare of the society, clan, tribe or community.
Holisticism/ multiple learning	Citizens learn about the full range of skills relevant to a particular field. For example, in the case of farming, they learn about hoeing, food preservation, and how to fight disease attacking the crops.	Holistic learning is a movement in education that seeks to engage all aspects of the learner, including mind, body, and spirit. Citizens learn multiple skills and master them all.
Perennialism	Use education as a tool for preserving the status quo of the tribe, clan or community. View citizens as beneficial who can contribute to the learning process of the tribe, clan, community institution.	Transfer heritage from one generation to another; citizens learn to preserve culture to ensure continuity; if culture disappears the whole society spiritually disappears.
Ethnophilosophy	Associate and interpret collective world view of the African people cultural artifacts, narratives, folklore, literature, music of the African people.	Examine the system of thoughts of existing African people pre- and post-colonisation; determine and encourage what can be ideal forms of authentic Africa philosophy and praxis in the emerging postcolonial situation.
Ubuntu (Ochemabissi Ka Ore Ezuume)	We need other human beings in order to be human. Help others if you can so the world will help you more.	Embodies all those virtues that maintain harmony, and the spirit of sharing among other members of the society.
Community (Etek)	Thinking together in a non-confrontational and truly democratic way.	Empower people in any given context to be active citizens and to generate ideas from the grassroots.
Reasonableness (Atah Ntii-Aloh)	The quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person in the community or society.	Public reason, liberal legitimacy, political liberalism must be encouraged.
Moral Maturity (Ayaamba)	Apply a body of knowledge or skill to the solution of a problem.	Moral agency, harnessing cognitive ability, harnessing emotional resources, using sound skills, using principles, respecting others, developing a sense of meaning for others.
Maat or Ma’at, (Moninkim)	Truth, balance, order, harmony, peace, love, unity, law, morality and justice represented by the Goddess who personified these concepts and regulated the stars, seasons and creation.	Apply the principles of truth, order, and justice, harmony, balance, righteousness, and revival of the spirit of human victory in every aspect of life. Pursuit of the goal of organising society into a peaceful paradise.
The Teachings of the Vizier Ptahhotep (Atah Obasinjom)	Morality, social propriety, duties towards superiors, duties towards equals and duties towards inferiors.	Improving ethical values; unity of the cosmos and social order and justice.
The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant (Ntii-aloh Nkpak)	Intervene against injustice, respect values and norms of society.	Develop leaders, protectors who are creator of good.
The Dialogue of a Man with his Soul	Ba is the part of the soul with great mobility; Ba leaves the body after death and helps with the transition to the afterlife.	Cling to life despite the challenges since what comes after death is rather uncertain.
Imhotep (Atah Ntuifar)	Connect with peace, love and harmony.	Development of intellectuals, scientists, theologians, architects, physicians and inventors to promote peace.
Kemetic	Human perfectibility, truth, justice, balance, order, compassion, harmony and reciprocity.	To preserve life and respect through Kemetic principles (human perfectibility, truth, justice, balance, order, compassion, harmony and reciprocity).
As Above so Below (Ossow yah Enssi)	Human societies below have been organised according to the world universal order above.	Accomplish the miracle of one thing rendered on earth as in heaven.