Listening before telling: pairing indigenous knowledge with the school curriculum
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2013
TITLE AUTHOR(S): T.Letsekha
KEYWORDS: CURRICULUM, EDUCATION, INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS, SCHOOLS
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/hsrc-review-september-2013/listening-before-telling-pairing-indigenous-knowledge-with-the-school-curriculum
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 7920
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/2791
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/2791
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Abstract
A team of researchers set its sights on developing context-relevant teaching tools by using indigenous and local knowledge in the Cofimvaba district in the Eastern Cape. Tebello Letsekha relates the team's experiences.-
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