Valuing indigenous knowledge: To call it "science" will not help

Cultural Studies of Science Education

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 751-779

  El Hani, Charbel Niño ^a   Souza De Ferreira Bandeira, Fábio Pedro ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Indigenous knowledge; Multiculturalism; Science education

Indexed keywords

EID: 49049114929     PISSN: 18711502     EISSN: 18711510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11422-008-9129-6     Document Type: Review

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