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DISSERTATION O Attribution COPYRIGHT AND CITATION CONSIDERATIONS FOR THIS THESIS/ DISSERTATION o Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. o NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes. o ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original. How to cite this thesis Surname, Initial(s). (2012) Title of the thesis or dissertation. PhD. (Chemistry)/ M.Sc. (Physics)/ M.A. (Philosophy)/M.Com. (Finance) etc. [Unpublished]: University of Johannesburg. Retrieved from: https://ujdigispace.uj.ac.za (Accessed: Date). TEACHERS' EXPERIENCES OF INCORPORATING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN THE LIFE SCIENCES CLASSROOM UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG by LIBRARY ANDJNFORMATION CENTRE campus: ~.t.c;, . MELIDA MODIANE MOTHWJ FacultylOept: :fk.(.;c~l~g,.~ . Selector:.:.:..:;.:.:. Shelf No: •• !.Ii 2eq.:.. ?1.,q.1!.~.f:?~ . /J7o -rr{ Submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of MASTERS OF SCIENCE EDUCATION to the FACULTY OF EDUCATION at the UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG SUPERVISOR: DR JJJ DE BEER CO- SUPERVISOR: DR U RAMNARAIN NOVEMBER 2011 DECLARATION I declare that the work contained in this dissertation is my own and all the sources I have used or quoted have been indicated and acknowledged by means of references. I also declare that I have not previously submitted this dissertation or any part of it to any university in order to obtain a degree. (Meiida M. Mothwa) Johannesburg November 2011 11 ACNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to dedicate this study to my determined and dedicated husband, Lesiba Edward, who was with me despite all the odds. He helped me with everything I needed for the research and really encouraged me to complete the course. He was always behind me in everything and I thank him for the support he gave me. Our two sons, Maropeng Pat and Lesetja David, were also understanding. They encouraged me to look ahead with hope. They motivated me and even made sacrifices so that this study could be a success. Dr Josef De Beer, my supervisor, played a crucial role in my academic studies. Thank you once more, Doctor, for your guidance, courage and enormous patience throughout my studies, especially in giving direction in terms of my studies. You were a shoulder to lean on during the trying times and a pillar of strength all the way.Dr U Ramnaran, thank you also for yor support. I sincerely thank the National Research Foundation and the University of Johannesburg for their financial support. A word of gratitude to my RNA group which gave me support and brilliant ideas during my studies. Your deeds and inputs did not go unnoticed. Mrs MJ Mohale, who is my colleague at work and who studies the same learning area, played a crucial role throughout the research. She always picked me up with brilliant ideas and revived me. I salute you. The contribution you have made to my studies means a lot to me. Mokgadi Matlakala, you are a real sister. I thank you for your support and brilliant ideas. This carried me through tough times. Pastor L.E. Kgatle and his wife Mazo, you supported me all the way and gave me courage. Thank you also to the local congregation that prayed for me. I acknowledge your efforts. P.J. Ramathoka, principal of Phusela High, you are my hero because you encouraged me to further my studies in my learning area and you helped me with certain ideas. My colleagues with whom I exchanged knowledge and ideas at work ­ Mokware, Megokgo, Ntepane and Baatseba - I thank you all. You formed a very mighty team behind me. A special word of thanks and acknowledgement to all the people with whom I interacted throughout the research. The teachers who voluntarily responded to my pleas, I salute you. Your positive responses helped to turn this project into a success. Mashaba M V, with your knowledqe of technology, were alsways available and your deeds did not go unnoticed. 111 SYNOPSIS South Africa is one of the global hotspots of both biological and ethnic diversity. Southern Africa is rich in angiosperm species, and the angiosperm species count is considered to be 21,817. The traditional medicinal systems of different cultural groups and their herbal, animal and mineral materia medica have ancient origins which may date back to Palaeolithic times. Indigenous knowledge (lK) and cultural practices in many areas of the country provide learners with a good "entry" into the scientific world. A true constructivist teacher will realise the importance of building new knowledge on learners' existing knowledge. This will show the learners how relevant science is to our daily lives. It might also open future career opportunities, and develop learners' entrepreneurial skills. This fact is acknowledged by the new curriculum (the National Curriculum Statement), and Life Sciences teachers are expected to infuse their teaching with indigenous knowledge. When these new policies were created, policy makers focused on the what of desired educational change, and unfortunately neglected the how (Rogan & Aldous, 2009). Teachers often have limited understanding of the curriculum changes. The textbooks used in class give little or even no proper information about indigenous knowledge. Whereas some textbooks still provide information on IK in the form of examples, hardly any attention is given to teaching strategies and practical work that can be done in the classroom. My study highlights the problem that many teachers simply ignore IK, due to their lack of Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) in this regard, and the lack of guidance and support from the Department of Education. As many teachers were trained in the "old method" of teaching and not in the pedagogy prescribed by the National Curriculum Statement (NCS), many of them do not have specific knowledge about the indigenous knowledge that they need to impart to learners. Those who are fortunate enough to have sufficient knowledge of indigenous knowledge systems (IKS), often lack the pedagogy. Once again, we need to go back in history to understand why teachers find it so difficult to teach IK. In the apartheid era it was a taboo to mention traditional medicine in the classroom. Our traditional medicine was often replaced by Western IV medicine. Black South Africans were robbed of their identity. Under the Suppression of Witchcraft Act, indigenous belief systems were undermined and in most cases referred to as pagan (heathen) belief systems. As a result, indigenous belief systems were viewed as something that derails society. This study focuses on a number of issues related to the incorporation of indigenous knowledge in the classroom. One of the main concerns is teachers' pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). Two additional factors also make the introduction of indigenous knowledge difficult in the classroom: (a) the multicultural South African society (whose IK should be entertained?), and (b) the nature of science, and many teachers' perception that the introduction of IK would constitute pseudo-science. The question arises whether it is possible to introduce indigenous knowledge in a scientific way in the Life Sciences classroom. Is an IK focus compliant with the syntactical nature of Life Sciences, namely an emphasis on inquiry-based approaches? A second question arises: Are South African teachers able to teach IK in such a context? As mentioned above, many Life Sciences teachers find it difficult to follow heuristic approaches where learners engage with discovery learning ­ making observations, formulating hypotheses, developing experimental designs, collecting and interpreting data, and making conclusions. Now, in addition to this challenge, teachers need to follow such a pedagogy to investigate indigenous knowledge claims. It is just so much easier for teachers to rely on "chalk and talk" approaches, as a study of Petersen (2010) reveals. This study focuses on the lived experiences of Life Sciences teachers in incorporating IK in their teaching, and on whether these teachers' pedagogical content knowledge is adequate. Explanatory, sequential and mixed-method research - which involves both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis - has been done (Creswell, 2009). The quantitative study draws from a University of Johannesburg Science Education study that was commissioned by the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE). One of the sections in the questionnaire, which was sent to all the Gauteng schools offering Life Sciences, deals with indigenous knowledge. A Likert scale was used, and STATKON, the statistical unit of the v University of Johannesburg (UJ), analysed the data. More than 250 completed questionnaires have been returned to serve as underpinning for this study. Based on the teachers' feedback, an interview protocol was compiled for the qualitative part of the research. Phase 2 of the study entailed the generic qualitative inquiry (with elements of a phenomenological approach, since I wanted to capture the "lived experiences" of the teachers). A number of teachers were individually interviewed and the interviews were recorded. Transcriptions were made and analysed to reveal a number of codes, categories, patterns and themes. In addition to the interviews, the researcher also made use of classroom observations and looked at both teachers and learners' portfolios. Another data source informing the qualitative part of the study is the Grade 12 examination scripts which were analysed. The researcher tried, through the triangulation of the data, to provide a portrait of the lived experiences of teachers regarding the introduction of IK in their teaching. In this regard, Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) was used as a lens. This study shows that teachers lack knowledge in all three the PCK domains: (a) Teachers do not have sufficient content knowledge to adequately teach IK. From the interviews it is clear that most teachers have very little knowledge of how our indigenous flora can be used for medicinal reasons.
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