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Direct linkGitari, Wanja – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2006
The role of science education in rural development is of great interest to science educators. In this study I investigated how residents of rural Kirumi, Kenya, approach health and healing, through discussions and semistructured and in-depth interviews with 150 residents, 3 local herbalists, and 2 medical researchers over a period of 6 months. I…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Role, Science Education, Rural Development
