South Africa: Argumentation-Teaching As A Method To Introduce Indigenous Knowledge Into Science ...

South Africa: Argumentation-Teaching As A Method To Introduce Indigenous Knowledge Into Science Classrooms: Opportunities And Challenges Mariana G. Hewson, and Meshach B. Ogunniyi, 2011   An innovative school science curriculum in South Africa requires the inclusion of African societal/cultural knowledge, such as indigenous knowledge (IK). The main project involves introducing argumentation to accomplish this requirement. We used a focus group plus critical incident technique to ascertain...

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