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African Science Education: Gendering Indigenous Knowledge in Nigeria book cover

1st Edition

African Science Education Gendering Indigenous Knowledge in Nigeria

Edited By Jamaine Abidogun Copyright 2018
218 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

218 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Based on interrogation and review of historical and current cultural and indigenous knowledge combined with extensive curriculum and classroom analysis, this book identifies how indigenous science gender roles may be utilized to provide a more gender balanced and indigenous centered learning experience. The book argues for the integration of African indigenous science into the secondary school... Read more

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



Biography

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

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