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- Takes readers along on an amazing journey in exploring and understanding
- Offers practical suggestions for trans-cultural teaching of science and medicine
- Presents original viewpoints on western and African knowledge systems
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Cultural Studies of Science Education (CSSE, volume 10)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Front Matter
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Science Education
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Front Matter
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Medical Education and Practice
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Front Matter
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Research in, and Applications to, Science and Medical Teaching
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Back Matter
About this book
Keywords
- Southern Africa
- bridging
- clinical teaching
- colonialism
- concepts of illness and health
- cultural hegemony
- cultural pluralism
- epistemological bridging
- epistemology
- indigenous knowledge
- lesotho
- medical education
- medical pluralism
- medical practice
- medical teaching
- mozambique
- science curriculum
- science education
- science teaching
- south africa
- synergy
- tailored teaching model
- traditional healers
- trans-cultural education
- ways of knowing
- zimbabwe
Authors and Affiliations
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Center for Medical Education Research and Development, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Retired), Madison, USA
Mariana G. Hewson
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Embracing Indigenous Knowledge in Science and Medical Teaching
Authors: Mariana G. Hewson
Series Title: Cultural Studies of Science Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9300-1
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-9299-8Published: 29 September 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0524-8Published: 27 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-9300-1Published: 17 September 2014
Series ISSN: 1879-7229
Series E-ISSN: 1879-7237
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 156
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Science Education, Medical Education