Geography student teachers’ understanding of indigenising the Climatology module in a South African higher education institution.
Year: 2020
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This research project explored Geography student teachers’ understanding of Indigenising the \nClimatology module in a South African higher education institution. While previous research \nconducted on indigenous knowledge systems has primarily focused on teaching strategies to \nteach indigenous knowledge, and approaches to integrate indigenous knowledge with western \nknowledge systems, this research project was interested in Geography student teachers’ views \nabout indigenising the geography curriculum, specifically the Climatology module. To gain an \ninsight of the participants views on indigenising the Climatology module, two research questions \nwere used, namely; ‘What are Geography student teachers’ understanding of indigenising the \nClimatology module?’ and ‘Why do Geography student teachers have those understandings on \nindigenising the Climatology module?’ \nTo generate data and respond to the two research questions, 16 in-depth qualitative semistructured \ninterviews and two focus groups were employed in this study. Purposive sampling was \nemployed in this study as only Geography student teachers who had the experience of studying \nthe Climatology module were selected as research participants. The study findings suggest that \nGeography students value indigenous knowledge systems because it is practical and experiential \nas they witness its application and use on climate related issues in their contexts. The findings \nfrom this study also indicate that students are positive about indigenous knowledge being \naccommodated in their university spaces because such knowledge converges with western \nknowledge in some areas on climate. In conclusion, the study argues that indigenous knowledge \nsystems have n critical role to play in transforming and decolonising the Geography curricula in \nSouth African higher education.
Author: Zamokuhle Wiseman. Magubane
Language: English
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3184637553