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Direct linkAbdi, Ali A. – International Education, 2006
The general understanding of epistemological questions is that they focus on questions that examine the theories of knowledge and ways of knowing. As such, different epistemic (knowledge) traditions should be expected to develop diverse trajectories of knowing and constructing select bodies of knowledge. Hence, the importance and increasing…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Role of Education, Foreign Policy, Educational Environment
Peer reviewedJegede, Olugbemiro – International Journal of Science Education, 1997
Reviews the advent of science in Africa and discusses the possibilities and implications of combining traditional African thought systems with Western science to develop an effective culture for Africa in the 21st century. Contains 62 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedJegede, Olugbemiro J. – Studies in Science Education, 1995
Discusses how learning occurs and the role of the learning environment as a source of information. Argues that the culture of the learner has a central role in the learning of science using the traditional world view of African students as an example. Contains 124 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Constructivism (Learning), Cultural Background, Educational Environment
