Education : Building on Indigenous Knowledge

Education : Building on Indigenous Knowledge

Indigenous knowledge (IK) can act as a powerful tool in a learning environment to teach students. Conventional curricula, and achievement tests in many countries, however, do not support students' learning based on their IK. Learning environme...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Srikantaiah, Deepa
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO SCHOOLING
ACHIEVEMENT
ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
CLASSROOM
CLASSROOM TEACHERS
CLASSROOMS
CONVENTIONAL EDUCATION
CURRICULA
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
EDUCATORS
HIGH DROPOUT RATES
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
INNOVATIVE EDUCATION
INSTRUCTION
LEARNING
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
LEARNING PROCESS
MATHEMATICS
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
OCCUPATIONS
PEDAGOGICAL TECHNIQUE
PEDAGOGY
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
RURAL AREAS
SCHOOL CURRICULUM
SCHOOL SYSTEM
SCHOOLS
SCIENCE CONCEPTS
SCIENCE CONTENT
SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE
SCIENCE TEACHERS
SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
TEACHER
TEACHING
TEACHING MATERIALS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/12/6475614/education-building-indigenous-knowledge
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10747
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Summary:Indigenous knowledge (IK) can act as a powerful tool in a learning environment to teach students. Conventional curricula, and achievement tests in many countries, however, do not support students' learning based on their IK. Learning environments need to be adapted to help students build on their indigenous communities' knowledge, and by recognizing students' culture and value systems. Educators can further this type of education by combining appropriate pedagogical techniques1. The note presents various strategies that can help educators recognize the IK that students bring with them to learning environments, and use this as a stepping-stone to help them succeed academically. In addition, three educational programs that have successfully integrated IK into their projects are highlighted.

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