ERIC Number: EJ1029182
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 29
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ISSN: ISSN-1492-6156
"Restorying" Science Education Based on Local Spiritual and Cultural Values: The Case of Ethiopia
Faris, Solomon Belay
Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, v14 n1 p76-91 2014
Research demonstrates how enjoyable and meaningful learning is for children when there is smooth transition between home and classroom. This autoethnographic research used in-depth interviews and observations to examine the Ethiopian people's spiritual centered lifestyle at home and whether this style is carried into science classes in the schools. Findings indicated that the current science education in Ethiopia is ignorant of reality at home. The research proposes a new way of looking at science. It interrogates the idea that science has primacy over spirituality and, rather, recommends Ethiopian spirituality to be the standard of science and its education.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Ethnography, Personal Narratives, Scientific Attitudes, Religious Factors, Cultural Influences, Culturally Relevant Education, Interviews, Observation, Values
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Ethiopia

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