The Indigenous Knowledge of African Traditional Health Practitioners and the South African Science Curriculum
| Autor: | Lorna Holtman, Mariana G. Hewson, Mirranda T. Javu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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| Zdroj: | African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education. 13:5-18 |
| ISSN: | 2469-7656 1811-7295 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10288457.2009.10740647 |
| Popis: | South Africa's new and revised National Curriculum Statement implicitly suggests the integration of indigenous knowledge (IK) into the science curriculum so that learners can, inter alia, learn within the context of their cultural knowledge. Unfortunately, teachers do not necessarily know about the various indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) within South Africa. We therefore decided to identify the ideas of traditional health practitioners (THPs) concerning what children need to know, and then to obtain science teachers' responses to these ideas. In this pilot study in the Western Cape, we used a qualitative approach and conducted in-depth interviews with a small group of THPs, with a follow-up questionnaire and discussion with a larger group. We then shared the THPs' ideas with both experienced science educators and high school science teachers. Our results show that THPs think that South African learners need to know about and respect their heritages, especially African IKS. They emphasized the i... |
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