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Culture, Indigenous Knowledge and Development in Africa

Author : Mawere, Munyaradzi
Publisher : Langaa RPCIG
ISBN 13 : 9956791911
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (567 download)

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Book Synopsis Culture, Indigenous Knowledge and Development in Africa by : Mawere, Munyaradzi

Download or read book Culture, Indigenous Knowledge and Development in Africa written by Mawere, Munyaradzi and published by Langaa RPCIG. This book was released on 2014-03-16 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The continent of Africa is richly endowed with diverse cultures, a body of indigenous knowledge and technologies. These bodies of knowledge and technologies that are indeed embodied in the diverse African cultures are as old as humankind. From time immemorial, they have been used to solve socio-economic, political, health, and environmental problems, and to respond to the development needs of Africans. Yet with the advent of colonialism and Western scientism, these African cultures, knowledges, and technologies have been despised and relegated to the periphery, to the detriment of the self-reliant development of Africans. It is out of this observation and realisation that this book was born. The book is an exploration of the practical problems resulting from Africa's encounter with Euro-colonialism, a reflection of the nexus between indigenous knowledge, culture, and development, and indeed a call for the revival and reinstitution of indigenous knowledge, not as a challenge to Western science, but a complementary form of knowledge necessary to steer and promote sustainable development in Africa and beyond. This is a valuable book for policy makers, institutional planners, practitioners and students of social anthropology, education, political and social ecology, and development, African and heritage studies.

Knowledge and Development

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (923 download)

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Download or read book Knowledge and Development written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Knowledge to Policy

Author : Fred Carden
Publisher : IDRC
ISBN 13 : 8178299305
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (782 download)

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Download or read book Knowledge to Policy written by Fred Carden and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2009-04-06 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigates the effects of research in the field of international development.. Examines the consequences of 23 research projects funded by Canada's International Development Research Centre in developing countries. Shows how research influence public policy and decision-making and how can contribute to better governance.

Knowledge Economy, Development and the Future of Higher Education

Author : Michael A. Peters
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9087903499
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (879 download)

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Book Synopsis Knowledge Economy, Development and the Future of Higher Education by : Michael A. Peters

Download or read book Knowledge Economy, Development and the Future of Higher Education written by Michael A. Peters and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reflects on the post-war Western university and its discourses charting the crisis of the concept of the modern university.

Knowledge for Development

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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195211191
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (111 download)

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Download or read book Knowledge for Development written by and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World Development Report 1998-1999, now in its twenty-first edition, focuses on the role of knowledge and information as a factor of development, including the important trade-offs in strategies and policies and many other challenges. It examines such important questions as why some developing countries have been able to exploit the rapidly increasing stock of global knowledge more than others and what can be done to help those falling behind. The Report also looks at the challenge of finding a balance between private initiative and public intervention that would encourage innovation and manage attendant risks. It deals with international assistance and international organizations, which can help develop understanding about these complex processes, help transfer lessons of development experience across countries, and help finance crucial knowledge investments of importance to developing countries. Known as the standard reference for international economic data, the World Development Report 1998-1999 provides a set of Selected World Development Indicators as an appendix, presenting social and economic statistics for more than 200 countries.

Natural Science Education, Indigenous Knowledge, and Sustainable Development in Rural and Urban Schools in Kenya

Author : Darren M. O’Hern
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9462095426
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (62 download)

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Book Synopsis Natural Science Education, Indigenous Knowledge, and Sustainable Development in Rural and Urban Schools in Kenya by : Darren M. O’Hern

Download or read book Natural Science Education, Indigenous Knowledge, and Sustainable Development in Rural and Urban Schools in Kenya written by Darren M. O’Hern and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-05-05 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a multi-sited qualitative study of three Kenyan secondary schools in rural Taita Hills and urban Nairobi, the volume explores the ways the dichotomy between “Western” and “indigenous” knowledge operates in Kenyan education. In particular, it examines views on natural sciences expressed by the students, teachers, the state’s curricula documents, and schools’ exam-oriented pedagogical approaches. O’Hern and Nozaki question state and local education policies and practices as they relate to natural science subjects such as agriculture, biology, and geography and their dismissal of indigenous knowledge about environment, nature, and sustainable development. They suggest the need to develop critical postcolonial curriculum policies and practices of science education to overcome knowledge-oriented binaries, emphasize sustainable development, and address the problems of inequality, the center and periphery divide, and social, cultural, and environmental injustices in Kenya and, by implication, elsewhere. “In an era of environmental crisis and devastation, education that supports sustainability and survival of our planet is needed. Within a broader sociopolitical context of post-colonialism and globalization, this volume points out possibilities and challenges to achieve such an education. The authors propose a critical, postcolonial approach that acknowledges the contextual and situational production of all knowledge, and that de-dichotomizes indigenous from ‘Western’ scientific knowledge.” Eric (Rico) Gutstein, Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois at Chicago (USA)

Knowledge for Development

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book Knowledge for Development written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Knowledge Management Governance and Sustainable Development

Author : Taylor & Francis Group
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9780367546281
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (462 download)

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Download or read book Knowledge Management Governance and Sustainable Development written by Taylor & Francis Group and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowledge management, good governance, and sustainable development are the three essential components for the prosperity of any community, and they are inter-related in terms of scope and nature. In the twenty-first century, civilization is marching toward building a knowledge-based society where knowledge will be the driving force for the development of all sectors. Knowledge will also lead to invention, innovation, modernization, entrepreneurship, dynamism, and sustainability of the economy. Knowledge management plays a key role in any society for managing, generating, sharing, and utilizing knowledge for the advancement and well-being of its citizens. The prosperity of the society also largely depends on good governance in which knowledge management plays a vital role at all levels of bureaucracy. Again, in achieving sustainable development, which is about finding better ways of doing things both for the future and the present, knowledge management and good governance are mandatory. This book brings these three burning issues under one umbrella. The book is divided into two broad and logical heading: Information and Knowledge Management and Governance and Development. Please note: This edition is custom published for Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre and East West University, Dhaka. Not for sale in any other region.

Knowledge for Development

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780821341070
Total Pages : 14 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Knowledge for Development written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much in the same way that national leaders are developing strategies to remain competitive in the new, global knowledge-based economy, institutions in the public, private or non-profit sectors, have come to realize the role which 'knowledge' can play in enhancing the effectiveness of their operations. In addition to investments in human resources and leveraging the role information technology, they have begun to devote considerable attention to harnessing the explicit and tacit knowledge they posses.

Youth Knowledge Development Report

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 960 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Youth Knowledge Development Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Knowledge-Based Urban Development: Planning and Applications in the Information Era

Author : Yigitcanlar, Tan
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1599047225
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (99 download)

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Book Synopsis Knowledge-Based Urban Development: Planning and Applications in the Information Era by : Yigitcanlar, Tan

Download or read book Knowledge-Based Urban Development: Planning and Applications in the Information Era written by Yigitcanlar, Tan and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2008-02-28 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book covers theoretical, thematic, and country-specific issues of knowledge cities to underline the growing importance of KBUD all around the world, providing substantive research on the decisive lineaments of urban development for knowledge-based production (drawing attention to new planning processes to foster such development), and worldwide best practices and case studies in the field of urban development"--Provided by publisher.

The Knowledge Development Agenda

Author : United States. Employment and Training Administration. Office of Youth Programs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis The Knowledge Development Agenda by : United States. Employment and Training Administration. Office of Youth Programs

Download or read book The Knowledge Development Agenda written by United States. Employment and Training Administration. Office of Youth Programs and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Knowledge, policy and power in international development

Author : Jones, Harry
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447300971
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book Knowledge, policy and power in international development written by Jones, Harry and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2012-04-18 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an academically rigorous yet practical guide to efforts to understand how knowledge, policy and power interact to promote or prevent change. It offers a power analysis perspective on the knowledge-policy process, illustrated with rich empirical examples from the field of international development, combined with practical guidance on the implications of such an approach. It provides ways to identify and address problems that have hampered previous attempts to improve the space between knowledge and policy; such as difficulties in analysing political context, persistent asymmetric relationships between actors, ignorance of the contributions of different types of knowledge, and misconceptions of the roles played by intermediary organisations. Most importantly, the book gives readers the ability to develop strategies for negotiating the complexity of the knowledge-policy interface more effectively, so as to contribute to policy dialogues, influence policy change, and implement policies and programmes more effectively. The authors focus on the dynamics of the knowledge-policy interface in international development; offering novel theoretical insights and methodological approaches that are applicable to a broader array of policy arenas and their audiences, including academics, practitioners and students.

Knowledge-Based Development for Cities and Societies: Integrated Multi-Level Approaches

Author : Metaxiotis, Kostas
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1615207228
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (152 download)

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Book Synopsis Knowledge-Based Development for Cities and Societies: Integrated Multi-Level Approaches by : Metaxiotis, Kostas

Download or read book Knowledge-Based Development for Cities and Societies: Integrated Multi-Level Approaches written by Metaxiotis, Kostas and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-02-28 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book presents a better knowledge and understanding of applying knowledge-based development policies, contributing to the theorizing of knowledge-based development and creation of knowledge societies"--Provided by publisher.

Ubiquitous Technologies for Human Development and Knowledge Management

Author : Rahman, Hakikur
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799878465
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (998 download)

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Book Synopsis Ubiquitous Technologies for Human Development and Knowledge Management by : Rahman, Hakikur

Download or read book Ubiquitous Technologies for Human Development and Knowledge Management written by Rahman, Hakikur and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2021-04-23 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent decades, digital technologies have permeated daily routines, whether at school, at work, or during personal engagements. Stakeholders in education are promoting innovative pedagogical practices, the business sector is utilizing updated processes. Even the public is improving their lifestyles by utilizing innovative technology. In a knowledge construction setting, technology becomes a tool to assist the user to access information, communicate information, and collaborate with others towards human development and knowledge management. In this context, ubiquitous computing has emerged to support humans in their daily life activities in a personal, unattended, and remote manner. Ubiquitous Technologies for Human Development and Knowledge Management serves as an authoritative reference source for the latest scholarly research on the widespread incorporation of technological innovations around the globe. It examines how the application of ubiquitous computing technologies affects various aspects of human lives, specifically in human development and knowledge management. The chapters demonstrate how these ubiquitous technologies, networks, and associated systems have proliferated and have woven themselves into the very framework of everyday life. It covers categorized investigations ranging from e-governance, knowledge management, ICTs, public services, innovation, and ethics. This book is essential for ICT specialists, technologists, teachers, instructional designers, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students interested in the latest technologies and how they are impacting human development and knowledge management across different disciplines.

Knowledge for Development?

Author : Kenneth King
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1848137176
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book Knowledge for Development? written by Kenneth King and published by Zed Books Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1996, the World Bank President, James Wolfensohn, declared that his organization would henceforth be 'the knowledge bank'. This marked the beginning of a new discourse of knowledge-based aid, which has spread rapidly across the development field. This book is the first detailed attempt to analyse this new discourse. Through an examination of four agencies -- the World Bank, the British Department for International Development, the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency -- the book explores what this new approach to aid means in both theory and practice. It concludes that too much emphasis has been on developing capacity within agencies rather than addressing the expressed needs of Southern 'partners'. It also questions whether knowledge-based aid leads to greater agency certainty about what constitutes good development.

Education, Modern Development, and Indigenous Knowledge

Author : Seana McGovern
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780815328407
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (284 download)

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Book Synopsis Education, Modern Development, and Indigenous Knowledge by : Seana McGovern

Download or read book Education, Modern Development, and Indigenous Knowledge written by Seana McGovern and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1999 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book re-conceptualizes the field of international and comparative education by utilizing indigenous knowledge as a central component for altering the dominant, eurocentric social science research paradigm. Examples from indigenous sources of knowledge are juxtaposed to the dominant discourses on education and modern development in subaltern societies in order to provide scholars with alternative ways of viewing education and development and to shape how subaltern peoples are understood and represented in academic research. Bibliography. Index.