African Science Education: Gendering Indigenous Knowledge in Nigeria

ISBN-13: 9780367591953 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 218 str.

Jamaine Abidogun

Opis

The book argues for the integration of African indigenous science into the secondary school curriculum as a way to strengthens students’ science comprehension by affirming their society’s science contributions that make clear connections between Indigenous and Western science and to promote female representation in the sciences.

Spis treści

Table of Contents

Introduction: African Science Education: Gendering Indigenous Knowledge in Nigeria – Jamaine Abidogun

Chapter 1: Where are the Girls? – Jamaine Abidogun

Chapter 2: Indigenous Knowledge: Its Role in Education – Steve Willis

Chapter 3: Igbo Indigenous Science: An Ethnobiologist Perspective – Fred Ozioko and Felix I. Nwafor

Chapter 4: Going to School: Nsukka Education Context – Nkiru Ohia and Jamaine Abidogun

Chapter 5: The Shalom Dream: Nigerian Based Education – Victoria Onu and Jamaine Abidogun

Chapter 6: Gendered Narratives – Sarah Nixon

Chapter 7: Integrating Indigenous Science and Technology into the Curriculum – Georgianna Saunders

Chapter 8: Creating Gender Parity: Igbo Women’s Indigenous Science Knowledge Practice – Winifred Nwaefido Obasi

Chapter 9: Conclusion: Gendering Science through Syncretic Education – Jamaine Abidogun

Appendix: Interview, Focus Group, and Journal Protocols

Index

O autorze

Jamaine Abidogun is Professor Emeritus of African and African-American Studies & Education at the Missouri State University, USA.