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Who's asking? : Native science, Western science, and science education /

Main Author: Medin, Douglas L.
Other Authors: Bang, Megan,
Format: Book
Language:English
Subjects:
Indians > Science.
Indian philosophy.
Science > Philosophy.
Ethnoscience.
Science > Study and teaching.
Indians > Education.
Science > Social aspects.
Science > Political aspects.
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10826570
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Who's asking?
  • Unsettling science
  • Maps, models and the unity of science
  • Values everywhere within science
  • Science reflects who does it
  • Culture and issues in cultural research
  • Psychological distance and conceptions of nature
  • Distance, perspective taking, and ecological relations
  • Complicating cultural models : limitations of distance
  • The argument so far
  • A brief history of Indian education
  • Culturally-based science education : navigating multiple epistemologies
  • Community-based science education : Menominee focus
  • Community-based science education : AIC focus
  • Partnership in community : some consequences
  • Summary, conclusions, implications.

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