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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"African indigenous knowledge"”.
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ITIKI: Bridge between African indigenous knowledge and modern science on drought prediction
… farmers is below par; they instead consult their Indigenous Knowledge Forecasts. This is partly because the earlier are too supply-driven, too ""coarse"" to have meaning at the local level and their dissemination channels are ineffective. Indigenous Knowledge Forecasts are under serious threat …
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Education for all (EFA) and 'african indigenous knowledge systems (AIKS)': the case of the Chewa people of Zambia.
This research is an investigation of whether “African Indigenous Knowledge Systems (AIKS)” can enhance the achievement of Education for All (EFA) with particular reference to the Chewa people of Zambia. The study raises challenges that many countries have experienced in their effort to achieve EFA. …
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An Exploration of African Indigenous Knowledge Methods of Water Conservation and Management in the Limpopo Province of South Africa
The aim of this study was to explore African indigenous knowledge methods of water conservation and management in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Indigenous people in their different environmental settings managed to use their water sustainably. Throughout time, they developed methods of …
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A descriptive analysis of indigenous Xitsonga music dance compound: A musicological approach
It has been shown that indigenous music and dance can help one to vividly fathom the behaviour, values and morals of particular cultural groups, they perform their music and dance for various reasons. For instance, there are songs for hoeing, weeding, reaping, for children, of mockery, during game, …
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Participatory evaluation of the Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledge System at the University of Venda
The Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledge Systems qualification was introduced, in University of Venda, in 2014 as one of the de-colonizing programs to ensure that, South African indigenous knowledge systems is preserved and transferred to younger generations through Higher Education’s teaching and …
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Investigating Reasons why Mancheula Community in Katete district lags beheind in adult litaeracy
… activities in their areas; Integrate local African indigenous knowledge systems such as nyau, Cinamwali, mphala and pa mtondo. This would culminate into localized curriculum that would give learners continuity thereby closing the existing gaps in the education
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Investigating Reasons why Mancheula Community in Katete district lags beheind in adult litaeracy
… activities in their areas; Integrate local African indigenous knowledge systems such as nyau, Cinamwali, mphala and pa mtondo. This would culminate into localized curriculum that would give learners continuity thereby closing the existing gaps in the education
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Sustainability in Southeast Nigeria Through Indigenous Environmental Education
This dissertation aims to illuminate why Indigenous Knowledge is declining in Igbo land, southeastern Nigeria, and the possibilities of using Indigenous Environmental Education to re-generate Igbo Indigenous Knowledge. The research, focusing on both Nigerian Igbo and diasporic Igbo, has the …
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Investigating African indigenoues knowledge strategies to mitigate gender-based violence: a case study of Bushbuckridge Municipality, in Mpumalanga Province of South Africa
… perspective in addressing this issue - an African indigenous-based one. This study was aimed at scrutinizing possible African indigenous strategies to mitigate gender- based violence, amongst the Mapulana people of Bushbuckridge. The rates of gender-based violence cases have been witnessed …