Contemporary issues in African sciences and science education
By: edited by Akwasi Asabere-Ameyaw, George J. Sefa Dei, Kolawole Raheem ; foreword by Jophus Anamuah-Mensah
Publisher: Sense
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Rotterdam; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9789460917011; 9789460917004
Subjects: Science; Study and teaching; Education
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to contemporary issues in African science education / Akwasi Asabere-Ameyaw, George J. Sefa Dei and Kolawole Raheem; title: The question of Indigenous science and science education : a look at the current literature / Akwasi Asabere-Ameyaw, George J. Sefa Dei and Kolawole Raheem; title: Engaging scientific activities to build endogenous science and lay foundation for the improvement of living conditions in Africa / Wanja Gitari; title: Language proficiency and science learning / A. Asabere-Ameyaw and S.J. Ayelsoma; title: Children's Indigenous ideas and the learning of conventional science / Richard K. Akpanglo-Nartey ... [et al.]; title: Science student teachers' attitude towards improvisation / John Enimah, Kojo Taale and Kolawole Raheem; title: Beliefs about the nature of science held by African teachers in the Caribbean diaspora / Dorian Barrow; title: Gazing mathematics and science education in Ghana : Ye asisi yen (we have been shortchanged!) / Francis Ahia and Fredua Kwarteng; title: Culture, identity and science in African education : the relevance of local cultural resource knowledge / George J. Sefa Dei; title: Ethiopia survives : reintegrating our spirituality and culture into our own science / Solomon Belay; title: Indigenous conceptions of civic education : reinventing the past / Wangui Mburu; title: Achieving the culture of limited aggression : the role of higher education institution / A. Asabere-Ameyaw and V. Adzhalie-Mensah; title: Environmental hazard communication : revisiting the Indigenous methods to meet the challenges in Ghana / Mawuadem Koku Amedeker and Thomas Tachie Young; title: Conclusion : Re-visioning science and Indigenous education in Africa : meeting future challenges / Akwasi Asabere-Ameyaw, George J. Sefa Dei and Kolawole Raheem.