Introduction The concept of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), along with synonymous
or closely related terms like indigenous knowledge and native science, has some of its …

Background Epistemic violence is enacted in medical curricula in mundane ways all the
time, negatively impacting learners, teachers and patients. In this article, we address three …

This chapter reviews the history of indigenous science education research, which has
emerged from wider discourses of multiculturalism and equity for non-Western students in …

Ethnobiology has become increasingly concerned with applied and normative issues, such
as climate change adaptation, forest management, and sustainable agriculture. Applied …

Findings generated by recent research in science education, international debate on the
guiding purposes of science education and the nature of scientific and technological literacy …

Background Humans in various cultures have feared snakes, provoking an aversion and
persecution that hinders conservation efforts for these reptiles. Such fact suggests that …

This article argues that different cultures and their respective knowledge systems should
partake to the sustainability debate. The focus is on insights that indigenous knowledge may …

Community-based observing networks (CBONs) use a set of human observers connected
via a network to provide comprehensive data, through observations of a range of …

Intercultural science education requires negotiations between knowledge systems and of
tensions between them. Building on ethnographic fieldwork and educational interventions in …

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) lies at the heart of global, regional and
national policy agendas, with the goal of achieving socially and environmentally just …