Contemporary Issues in African Sciences and Science Education

✍ Scribed by Akwasi Asabere-Ameyaw, George J. Sefa Dei (auth.), Akwasi Asabere-Ameyaw, George J. Sefa Dei, Kolawole Raheem, Jophus Anamuah-Mensah (eds.)

Publisher: SensePublishers
Year: 2012
Tongue: English
Leaves: 231
Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction....Pages 1-14
The Question of Indigenous Science and Science Education....Pages 15-28
Engaging Scientific Activities to Build Endogenous Science and Lay Foundation For The Improvement of Living Conditions in Africa....Pages 29-54
Language Proficiency and Science Learning....Pages 55-61
Children’s Indigenous Ideas and The Learning of Conventional Science....Pages 63-72
Science Student Teachers’ Attitude Towards Improvisation....Pages 73-79
Beliefs About The Nature of Science Held By African Teachers in The Caribbean Diaspora....Pages 81-102
Gazing Mathematics and Science Education in Ghana....Pages 103-125
Culture, Identity and Science in African Education....Pages 127-148
Ethiopia Survives....Pages 149-173
Indigenous Conceptions of Civic Education....Pages 175-193
Achieving The Culture of Limited Aggression....Pages 195-207
Environmental Hazard Communication....Pages 209-215
Conclusion....Pages 217-222
Back Matter....Pages 223-225

✦ Subjects

Education (general)

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