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Constructing Community Knowledge by Exploring a Group of High School Students' Funds of Knowledge
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Castillo, Karol; Cárdenas, Luz Dary; Lastra, Sandra – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2023
This two-cycle action research explores how Colombian students from rural and urban areas construct community knowledge by exploring funds of knowledge using dialogue journals. Thirty-three seventh graders from an urban school participated in the first phase and 19 sixth graders from a rural school and 18 eighth graders from an urban school in the…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Urban Schools, Rural Schools, Diaries
Using a Controversy about Health, Biology, and Indigenous Knowledge to Promote Undergraduates' Awareness of the Importance of Respecting the Traditions and Beliefs of Indigenous Communities: The Case of Paragonimiasis in Colombia
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Archila, Pablo Antonio; Molina, Jorge; Truscott de Mejía, Anne-Marie – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2021
Paragonimiasis is an illness that involves both humans and animals. It is caused by parasites from the genus "Paragonimus" (Trematoda: Troglotrematidae). The illness is endemic to tropical and subtropical countries in Asia, Africa, and America, with different species being responsible in different areas. In Colombia, members of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Health, Biology