Indigenous Knowledge and Vocational Education: Marginalisation of Traditional Medicinal Treatments in Rwandan TVET Animal Health Courses

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dc.article.end-page23en_ZA
dc.article.start-page1en_ZA
dc.citation.doihttps://doi.org/10.23962/10539/31372en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorEzeanya-Esiobu, Chika
dc.contributor.authorOguamanam, Chidi
dc.contributor.authorNdungutse, Vedaste
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-31T23:46:46Z
dc.date.available2021-05-31T23:46:46Z
dc.date.issued2021-05-31
dc.description.abstractThis study explores Rwandan ethno-veterinary knowledge and the degree to which this knowledge is reflected in the country’s technical and vocational education and training (TVET) instruction. The knowledge considered is the Indigenous medicinal knowledge used by rural Rwandan livestock farmers to treat their cattle. Through interviews with farmers, TVET graduates and TVET teachers, and an examination of the current TVET Animal Health curriculum, the research identifies a neglect of Indigenous knowledge in the curriculum, despite the fact that local farmers use numerous Indigenous medicinal innovations to treat their animals. The focus of the Rwanda’s TVET Animal Health curriculum is on Western-origin modern veterinary practices. The authors argue that this leaves Rwandan TVET Animal Health graduates unprepared for optimal engagement with rural farmers and with the full range of potential treatments.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianCA2021en_ZA
dc.facultyHumanitiesen_ZA
dc.funderSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada, International Development Research Centre (IDRC)en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationEzeanya-Esiobu, C., Oguamanam, C., & Ndungutse, V. (2021). Indigenous knowledge and vocational education: Marginalisation of traditional medicinal treatments in Rwandan TVET Animal Health courses. The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC), 27, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.23962/10539/31372en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2077-7213 (online version)
dc.identifier.issn2077-7205 (print version)
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/31372
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.23962/10539/31372
dc.journal.issue27en_ZA
dc.journal.titleThe African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC)en_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.orcid.idEzeanya-Esiobu: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2244-0843en_ZA
dc.orcid.idOguamanam: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4301-9388en_ZA
dc.orcid.idNdungutse: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9357-071Xen_ZA
dc.publisherLINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburgen_ZA
dc.rightsThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_ZA
dc.schoolSchool of Literature, Language and Media (SLLM)en_ZA
dc.subjectlivestock farming, cattle, animal health, Indigenous knowledge, ethno-veterinary medicine, medicinal herbs, technical and vocational education and training (TVET), Rwandaen_ZA
dc.titleIndigenous Knowledge and Vocational Education: Marginalisation of Traditional Medicinal Treatments in Rwandan TVET Animal Health Coursesen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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