ERIC Number: EJ1329976
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 18
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The Use of a Two-Eyed Seeing Approach to Include Indigenous Knowledge in Early Childhood Care and Development in Ghana
John Bosco Acharibasam; Janet McVittie
International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, v20 n1 p81-98 2021
Globally, there are increasing demands to decolonize education. As a result, the integration of Indigenous Knowledges and worldviews into Early Childhood Education has become a pertinent issue. Few studies have examined methodological frameworks for integrating Indigenous Knowledges into early learning in Ghana. This article examined the integration of Indigenous Knowledge into Early Childhood Education at a rural primary school. A two-eyed seeing Indigenous methodology was employed to integrate the local Kasena Indigenous Knowledge into a Kindergarten 2 classroom environmental studies topics. The ages of the children ranged from 6-8 years. As the holders of Indigenous knowledge, two Kasena Indigenous Elders helped to integrate Indigenous Knowledge into topics by visiting the school to teach and take children out on outdoor learning activities. After this, in-depth interviews were held with research participants. This paper focuses specifically on the methodology employed and highlights some of the outcomes. The study found that adopting a two-eyed seeing approach challenged Western knowledges' dominance over Indigenous knowledges in early learning, provided a framework to guide practice for integrating Indigenous knowledges, and created awareness of the existence of an Indigenous worldview
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Populations, Early Childhood Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Rural Schools, Primary Education, Holistic Approach, Educational Practices, Cultural Pluralism
Oceania Comparative and International Education Society. Wellington, New Zealand. Web site: https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/index.php/IEJ/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ghana
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