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Semali, Ladislaus M.; Hristova, Adelina; Owiny, Sylvia A. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2015
This study examines the relationship between informal science and indigenous innovations in local communities in which students matured. The discussion considers methods for bridging the gap that exists between parents' understanding of informal science ("Ubunifu") and what students learn in secondary schools in Kenya, Tanzania, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Informal Education, Indigenous Knowledge
James, Keith, Ed. – 2001
The chapters in this volume are based on papers presented at Colorado State University, in June 1997, at a conference on finding ways to integrate American Indian community goals, needs, and traditions with mainstream science and science education. The book's core message is that two extreme opinions, are present in society--that science has…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, Biculturalism, Community Development