Indigenous knowledge (IK) can act as a powerful tool in a learning environment to teach students. Conventional curricula, and achievement tests in many countries, however, do not support students' learning based on their IK. Learning environments need to be adapted to help students build on their indigenous communities' knowledge, and by recognizing students' culture and value systems. Educators can further this type of education by combining appropriate...
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2005/12/01
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2007/03/21
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Education: s'appuyer sur les savoirs locaux
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access to schooling
Citation
Srikantaiah,Deepa.
Education : building on indigenous knowledge : Education: s'appuyer sur les savoirs locaux (French). Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes ; no 87 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/317481468003325117