Research Methods for African Scholarship

Kehbuma Langmia is a double Fulbright Scholar/Professor and Chair in the Department of Communication Studies, School of Communications, Howard University. A graduate from the Communication and Media Studies Program at Howard University, Langmia received his Ph.D. under the supervision of the feminist scholar, Carolyn Byerly.Chuka Onwumechili is Professor of Human Communications at Howard University where he directs the Annenberg Honors Program. In addition, he serves as Editor-In-Chief of the Howard Journal of Communications.Laban Ayiro has been a chemistry teacher, principal of several high schools, Provincial Director of Education, Deputy Director of Staff Training (Kenya Education Management Institute), Senior Deputy Director for Policy and Planning at the Ministry Headquarters, and Senior Deputy Director for Research and Curriculum Development at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development.Agnes Lucy Lando, is a religious missionary and Full Professor of Communication and Media Studies and the incumbent Director of Research and Graduate Studies at Daystar University, Nairobi.

• 1. Introduction 2. Theory and Methodological Dilemma for Research in Africa:A Defense of Afrocentricity Frameworks 3. At a Disjuncture? African Research Epistemologies and Ontologies 4. Literature Assessment 5. Africa’s Narratives & Oral Cultures 6. Scientific Review of Research Protocols, Ethics and Academic Integrity in Africa 7. Qualitative Research & Application in the African Context 8. Quantitative Research & Application in African Context 9. Multiple Research Methods and the African Context 10. Mixed Method Research and the African Context 11. Language, Translation of Measurement Instruments, and Data Analysis

A noble initiative. It should inspire rethinking culturally relevant approaches to research and scholarship. This work will serve emerging and established scholars, alike.- Prof. Bala A. Musa, Ph.D., Azusa Pacific University, U.S.A.