Browsing by Subject "Indigenous knowledge systems"
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The affordances of ethnomathematical perspectives in pre-service Mathematics teacher education at selected universities in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2023)The rationale for this study was to investigate the affordances of ethnomathematical perspectives in pre-service mathematics teacher education at selected universities in South Africa. Over the past decades, researchers ... -
Biocultural diversity of herpetofauna in South Africa : State and relevance as a science-based policy tool for conservation and social inclusion
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)The world’s regions of high biodiversity in general also have high cultural or linguistic diversity. Researchers noticed this coincidence and started to question whether the connection between the two diversities extended ... -
Evoking the epistemology of climate governance through indigenous knowledge systems for sustainable development in rural Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2021)This article seeks to establish the role of indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) in climate governance in pursuit of sustainable development in rural Zimbabwe. Rural communities in the developing world suffer the most from ... -
Integrating local indigenous knowledge to enhance risk reduction and adaptation strategies to drought and climate variability : The plight of smallholder farmers in Chirumhanzu district, Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2020)This article focuses on drought risk reduction and climate change adaptation strategies adopted by rural households to sustain their livelihood activities. The overall objective was to understand the local household’s ... -
Re-appropriating African indigenous processes of conflict resolution for social justice : a case study of Batswana people of the North West Province of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)This study investigated the indigenous processes of resolving conflicts among the Batswana communities generally but, precisely, those living in Lokaleng and Disaneng communities. It was inspired by the problems faced ... -
The role of traditional leaders in postapartheid local governance in South Africa : a case study of the Bapong 2 community, North West Province, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)This study explores the role played by traditional leaders in post-apartheid local governance of South Africa. Due to South Africa's history, and the power that the apartheid regime instilled on traditional leaders, the ... -
Unlocking the potential of Nursing Education puts the learner in the centre: educating the ideal nurse for Africa
(AFAHPER-SD, 2016)Meeting the quality standards of higher education and the professional regulator as well as responding to the national health ambitions of government is a huge challenge for nursing educational institutions in resource ...
