World View Analysis of Knowledge in a Rural Village: Implications for Science Education.

George, June

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ERIC Number: EJ582638

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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World View Analysis of Knowledge in a Rural Village: Implications for Science Education.

George, June

Science Education, v83 n1 p77-95 Jan 1999

Describes an empirical qualitative analysis of some of the traditional practices and beliefs with respect to health regimens and marine-related activities that operate in the daily lives of people in a village in Trinidad and Tobago. Contains 28 references. (DDR)

Descriptors: Concept Formation, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology, Foreign Countries, Health, Health Behavior, Rural Areas, Science and Society, Scientific Literacy, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Trinidad and Tobago

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