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ERIC Number: EJ584660
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Permeability of Students' Worldviews to Their School Views in a Non-Western Developing Country.
Waldrip, Bruce G.; Taylor, Peter Charles
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v36 n3 p289-303 Mar 1999
Interview and case-study techniques were used in an ethnographic-interpretive study of non-Western students. Findings indicate that in developing countries, enculturation into a Western school view involves an implicit devaluation of students' traditional world views which govern their village lifestyles. Concludes that a Western school view is of limited viability in relation to traditional values and practices. Contains 23 references. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cultural Context, Developing Nations, Educational Planning, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Non Western Civilization, Relevance (Education), Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Secondary Education, Values, World Views
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: South Pacific