Gathering teachers’ ideas and beliefs about science and creating space for traditional knowledge in the science classroom

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dc.contributor.authorKendy, Patricia Nan
dc.contributor.supervisorSnively, Gloria
dc.date.accessioned2008-06-05T20:19:16Z
dc.date.available2008-06-05T20:19:16Z
dc.date.copyright2007en_US
dc.date.issued2008-06-05T20:19:16Z
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Curriculum and Instruction
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study examines science teachers' beliefs and ideas about science prior to and following a one and a half day workshop on Indigenous Knowledge and Traditional Witsuwit'en knowledge of science. It is part of a wider study initiated by the Aboriginal Enhancements Branch of the BC Ministry of Education to determine why Aboriginal students are not enrolling in the sciences. A broad range of qualitative methodologies were applied, including pre and post instructional questionnaires, an experiential field trip to traditional Witsuwit'en territories as well as an instructional workshop and a dialogue process. Aspects of Indigenous methodology were included that were central to the lived experience of the Witsuwit'en people whose territories we were on and with whom the research was being conducted. Post-workshop questionnaire responses indicated that teachers' developed a broader understanding of Witsuwit'en Traditional Knowledge systems and a deeper respect for the contributions of the local First Nations to the sciences.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/966
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectBritish Columbiaen_US
dc.subjectscience educationen_US
dc.subjecttraditional knowledgeen_US
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Education::Science--Study and teachingen_US
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Education::Curriculum planningen_US
dc.titleGathering teachers’ ideas and beliefs about science and creating space for traditional knowledge in the science classroomen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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