Perceived intergenerational differences in the transmission of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) in two Indigenous groups from Colombia and Guatemala

Culture and Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 229-254

  Cristancho, Sergio ^a,b   Vining, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Cultural learning; Developmental niche; Indigenous communities; Knowledge transmission; Latin America; Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649142940     PISSN: 1354067X     EISSN: 14617056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354067X09102892     Document Type: Article

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