What Is Indigenous Knowledge? : Voices from the Academy

by Semali, Ladislaus M.; Kincheloe, Joe L.

• ISBN13: 9780203906804
• ISBN10: 0203906802
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

The international panel of contributors analyses knowledge production and the rules of scholarship, opening new avenues for discussion in education, philosophy, cultural studies, as well as in other important fields.

Table of Contents

Preface: Decolonizing Indigenous Knowledge

Introduction: What is Indigenous Knowledge and Why Should We Study It?

Indigenous Knowledge and Schooling: A Continnum Between Conflict and Dialogue

Indigenous Knowledge as a Component of the School Currriculum

Community as Classroom: (Re)Valuing Indigenous Literacy

Science Education in Nonwestern Cultures: Towards a Theory of Collateral Learning

Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Learning, Indigenous Research

Indigenous Knowledge Systems-Ecological Literacy Through Initiation into People's Science

Indigenous Knowledge and Ethnomathematics Approach in the Brazilian Landless People Education

Indigenous Music Education in Africa

The Inseparable Link Between Intellectual and Spiritual Formation in Indigenous Knowledge and Education

A Case Study in Tanzania

Indigenous Languages in the School Curriculum: What Happened to Kiswahili in Kenya?

Indigenous Knowledge Systems for an Alternative Culture in Science

The Role of Nutritionists in Africa

Agricultural Extension Education and the Transfer of Knowledge in an Egyptian Oasis

Indigenous People's Knowledge and Education: A Tool for Development

Local Knowledge Systems and Vocational Education in Developing Countries

Indigenous Knowledge, Historical Amnesia and Intellectual Authority

Deconstructing Hegemony and the Social and Political Implications of the Curricular "Other"

Indigenous Knowledge: An Interpretation of Views from Indigenous Peoples

About the Editors and Contributors

Index

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