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Windows and Mirrors: Three Images of the US Science Curriculum as Reflected through Kenya's Jua Kali
Mutegi, Jomo W.; Momanyi, Lazarus O. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2020
In this article, the authors draw on their experience in an international, cross-cultural visit to ponder similarities and differences in educational systems in both the USA and Kenya. During the visit, one feature of Kenyan society that stood out and became a frequent topic of discussion was the existence of the Jua Kali. Presenting their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Science Curriculum
Achieng, Stella Anne – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2020
This response builds upon some of the issues raised in the article "Windows and mirrors: three images of the US science curriculum as reflected through Kenya's Jua Kali" by Jomo W. Mutegi of Indiana University Purdue, U.S.A, and Lazarus O. Momanyi of Moi University. In particular, the need for an operational science education curriculum…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Educational Change
Semali, Ladislaus M.; Hristova, Adelina; Owiny, Sylvia A. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2015
This study examines the relationship between informal science and indigenous innovations in local communities in which students matured. The discussion considers methods for bridging the gap that exists between parents' understanding of informal science ("Ubunifu") and what students learn in secondary schools in Kenya, Tanzania, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Informal Education, Indigenous Knowledge
Quigley, Cassie F.; Dogbey, James; Che, S. Megan; Hallo, Jeffrey – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2015
Efforts to conserve and preserve the environment in developing or marginalized locales frequently involve a one-way transfer of knowledge and materials from a source in a more developed location. This situation often degenerates into a short-term donor project which risks little to no long-term impacts on local or indigenous relationships with the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Stakeholders, Sustainability, Conservation (Environment)
Cook, Kristin – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2015
In their work with teachers and community members in Kenya, Cassie Quigley and colleagues seek to localize the "wicked problems" (Churchman in "Manag Sci" 14(4):141-142, 1967) of environmental sustainability through the use of decolonizing methods to challenge top-down approaches to solution-generation in the bountiful yet…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainability, Conservation (Environment), Science Education