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Showing 1 to 20 of 165 for “"Knowledge Systems"”.
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Agile development of diagnostic knowledge systems
The success of diagnostic knowledge systems has been proved over the last decades. Nowadays, intelligent systems are embedded in machines within various domains or are used in interaction with a user for solving problems. However, although such systems have been applied very successfully the …
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The Logical Structure of Scientific Knowledge-Systems
… itself with the formal structure of scientific knowledge has focused excessively on the structure of scientific theories. In response, I consider the prospects for the formal study of other, supratheoretical aspects of science, culminating in the proposal for a research programme centred around …
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Re-centering Indigenous Knowledge Systems into Contemporary Jazz Bass
… and informal education and how we can apply this knowledge. In order to investigate indigenous art forms of these regions, the research utilizes musical analysis and transcription, biographical backgrounds, and interviews of artists. Academic and scholarly writings including books, journal …
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A Systems-Based Methodology for the Construction and Representation of Organizational Knowledge Systems
… of this research was to develop and apply a systems-based, analysis methodology which constructs and represents an organization's knowledge system. The research inquiry was guided by four questions: (1) “what is an organizational knowledge system?” (2) “how can it be made explicit?” (3) “does …
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Women's knowledge systems and their potential contribution to leadership and socio-political transformation
… of women's contributions to epistemology and knowledge for enhanced leadership, organisational performance and sustainable processes of socio-political transformation. The research inquiry is informed by a commitment to promote diversity, equity and sustainability, and prompted by the need to …
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A study of indigenous sorghum agriculture in Southern Africa: combining isotope and indigenous knowledge systems approaches
Sorghum and millets were the principal grain crops of sub-Saharan African farming societies. Enquiry into their isotopic variability is scant and some of the work that has been done is based on studies in highly controlled, artificial environments. To help fill this gap, the present study …
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Youths’ Knowledge Systems and Perceptions on Small-Scale Farming Entrepreneurship in Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality, Limpopo Province
… The aim of the study was to explain the youth’s knowledge system about farming entrepreneurship in selected rural-based areas of Greater Tzaneen Municipality in Limpopo Province. Methods: The study adopted an explanatory sequential mixed methods design wherein the quantitative approach was …
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"Living in two worlds" : optimizing our indigenous knowledge systems to address the modern pandemic, HIV and AIDS
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Technology: Education, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2013.
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Education for all (EFA) and 'african indigenous knowledge systems (AIKS)': the case of the Chewa people of Zambia.
… 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. Among the …
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The integration of indigenous knowledge systems into the main stream senior phase Natural Science Curriculum at Uthungulu district schools
… Basic Education in the inclusion of indigenous knowledge in the mainstream science curriculum. The aims and principles of the new curriculum statement seek to realign themselves with those of the Constitution of the Republic, which highlight inclusivity, valuing indigenous knowledge and the …
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Local land use on Borneo: applications of indigenous knowledge systems and natural resource utilization among the Benuaq Dayak of Kalimantan, Indonesia
… who maintain their customary laws and land use systems. The study identifies and analyzes instances of community related land management and resource utilization in the interior of Borneo. As forest dwelling people, the environment has shaped the culture and life ways of the Dayak. They have …
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Ucwaningo olunzulu ngesiko lemvelo lokunakekelwa kokukhulelwa nokubeletha = A critical analysis of indigenous knowledge systems related to pregnancy care (antenatal) and infant delivery
… belonging to the Western culture. Therefore, the knowledge which is gathered in this research emphasizes the gist of the research which says: "The science of the Blacks, of using traditional herbs and of communicating with their ancestors in order to get help, worked for the great grandparents, is …
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Investigating Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the conservation of protected areas in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Portland, Jamaica: policy, practice and management
… was to comparatively investigate Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) in the conservation of Protected Areas in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Portland, Jamaica. The aim of this study was achieved through the following objectives: (a) to identify and classify the IKS that exist in the study …
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Ubwinga, a subset of Bemba indigenous knowledge systems : a comparative study of pre-colonial and post-independence wedding ceremonies in Lusaka and Kitwe, Zambia
This study has, by way of ethnographic investigation, compared the Bemba ubwinga ceremonies performed in Lusaka and the Copperbelt during the pre-colonial era and the white wedding ceremonies performed during the post-independence era. It has further investigated the nature and existence of Bemba …
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Knowledge for change, or more of the same? The roles of policy knowledge systems in the nationally determined contributions of South Africa, Ghana and Kenya
… and update these plans every five years. What knowledge is necessary to formulate and quantify climate action to reduce emissions, to adapt and attract financial support? There is an established body of literature that demonstrates that the NDCs are woefully inadequate to get the world on a …
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A dissection of the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of indigenous Knowledge Systems Act 6 of 2019: substantive issues and foreseeable consequences for creative industries in South Africa
Indigenous knowledge is a broad term that is used to describe various knowledge systems that are intimately linked with traditional communities.1 It is communicated orally and stored in the memories of people belonging to traditional communities; it is also expressed through the art of traditional …
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Boundarywalkers: conceptualizing the dynamics of equitable science between Indigneous and Western knowledge
… members, this study seeks to understand how two knowledge systems, Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) and Western Science Knowledge Systems (WSKS) can cogenerate knowledge. Interviewees for this study, as primary sources, contributed to the construction of a new concept, the boundarywalker …
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