Handbook of Research on Social, Cultural, and Educational Considerations of Indigenous Knowledge in Developing Countries

Handbook of Research on Social, Cultural, and Educational Considerations of Indigenous Knowledge in Developing Countries

Patrick Ngulube (University of South Africa, South Africa)
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Release Date: September, 2016|Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 462
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0838-0
ISBN13: 9781522508380|ISBN10: 1522508384|EISBN13: 9781522508397
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Knowledge systems are an essential aspect to the preservation of a community’s culture. In developing countries, this community-based knowledge has significant influence on such things as decision making and problem solving.

The Handbook of Research on Social, Cultural, and Educational Considerations of Indigenous Knowledge in Developing Countries is an authoritative reference source for the latest scholarly research on the importance of knowledge and value systems at the community level and ways indigenous people utilize this information. Highlighting impacts on culture and education in developing nations, this book is ideally designed for researchers, academicians, policy makers, students, and professionals interested in contemporary debates on indigenous knowledge systems.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

  • Ethical Considerations
  • Ethnicity and Identity
  • Female Empowerment
  • Food Preservation
  • Intergenerational Cultural Transfer
  • Library Science Education
  • University Curriculum
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Contributors from a wide range of disciplines related to human services explore the preservation and use of indigenous knowledge in poor counties. Among their topics are indigenous knowledge exclusion in education systems of Africa; the impact of becoming an African, an indigenous perspective on technology education; communities of practice and indigenous knowledge: a case study of empowering women in processing shea butter using scientific animations; applying indigenous knowledge in agricultural extension in Zimbabwe; and tackling the preservation of African tales in the technological era: Ghana's legends.

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Patrick Ngulube is a National Research Foundation of South Africa-rated researcher who works in the field of interdisciplinary research. He has various research interests, including indigenous knowledge systems and African epistemologies. He is extensively published and has edited relevant books such as the Handbook of Research on Theoretical Perspectives on Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Developing Countries. Hershey, PA: IGI Global and the Handbook of Research on Social, Cultural, and Educational Considerations of Indigenous Knowledge in Developing Countries. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. He is passionate about transformative discourse, including inclusion, diversity, and social and epistemic justice.
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